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!

Monday, August 2, 2010

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!

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

The Vegetarian


So the reason flamingos are pink is because they eat shrimp that eats pink algae. So if they were vegetarian and ate vegetables, would they turn green?
This is the premise of the Vegetarian.
Cut paper, 5x9".

Crown


This piece (12x12") was originally meant to be an album cover, but alas. The band didn't like it. (why not is beyond me... haha).
cut paper, the crown is set up a bit from the background. Featuring real Florentine marbled paper! as well as a smidge of vellum.

Cut Leaves


Patterns cut with an exacto blade into magnolia leaves.
I cut them while they were fresh, then pressed them until they were dry (which was really fast)

Dove Milk Chocolate




The silhouette of an orphan, in pieces of foil from Dove Milk Chocolate wrappers.
9x12 paper, and the silhouette of a graffiti tag, 24" long, covered in the same. These pieces were in a group show at Fluorescent Gallery in Knoxville, titled 'Ampersand', in Fall 2009. See Dove Milk Chocolate Square, in Summer 2010, as well.

Tiny Non-grooved vases




these are pieces between 4 and 8 inches tall.
If you like them, please visit my etsy page! I have tons of these.