About Me

I'm a recent graduate of the University of Tennessee, with a BFA in art. I'm working on my portfolio for graduate school, and these are my projects from undergrad. I'm more a conceptualist than an aesthetician- My artwork is less about image, and more about object. I'm leaning towards minimalism and formalism right now, addressing the basic language of visual communication, like line, plane, color and shading, 2d and 3d. But I've addressed everything from humorous 'what if' animal situations to pottery in my journey as an artist. I hope some of these pieces make you laugh, and some of them make you think, but I really worked really hard on them all!

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Caterpillar Shearing Sheep


18x24" cut construction paper.
started with a fringe piece, then added a free-association image about what a caterpillar would eat if it were very large: after mowing the grass, it would eat the wool off of sheep. Which would tickle the sheep.
Unfortunately this piece no longer exists.

party in the cupboard


9x9", cut paper.
Based on a dream, if I remember correctly.
September 2009

cut paper paint by number dolphins


18x24", layers of white BFK paper.
This piece is so impossible to photograph- but like the Kitty, it's exploring the relationship between line and plane and depth or '3D-ness' in the picture plane.
April 2010

cut paper paint by number kitty


18x24" and nearly impossible to photograph!
layers of cut BFK paper
I was wanting to explore the relationship between the lines of the paint by number diagram and the illusion of depth- but without using any color.
April 2010

Monday, August 2, 2010

cut paper ink blots





these are ink blots, but they're cut out of construction paper.
5.5x8.5" each. Part of a set of ten!

Four Cheese





This is Cheese from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. Originally a color experiment... but I like them for just themselves. Because Cheese is one of the more hilarious characters ever. Acrylic on paper, 9x12" each.

book monster


A monster coming out of a book. Based on a jack-in-the-box or a jester hat.
glazed ceramic and paint and paper, approx. 14" long.
I think he's cute!