Praise of Uncertainty and Borrowed Stories
PRAISE OF UNCERTAINTY The artworks that I created for this exhibition remain true to my desire to create with simplicity and ambiguity. I allowed for empty spaces which create an uncertainty that inspires seeking our own stories. An openness to uncertainty in any conversation leads to endless possibilities and new meanings. In Noh theater, …
Sculptural Interventions to Biodiversity Decline
I will install sculptural artworks along a habitat corridor; Corredor de las Plantas being built as part of a program run by the city of Boulder to support pollinators and other wildlife to reverse biodiversity decline. The sculptures will draw people and demonstrate the importance of connection – the connection of community members to create the biodiversity …
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My Artist Residency in Italy
My residency in Italy at @LaMacinadisancresci was nourishing in many ways. It was the best of times with my daughter. We visited small Tuscan towns, sketched together and walked by vineyards and of course tasted the amazing Chianti wines. We even took woodcarving classes from a charismatic artist Alessandro Nutini. oh and Mimma and Duccio! …
Minimalismo Etrusco
During my residency at La Macina di San Cresci I created a series of prints titled “Minimalismo Etrusco” to further my goal of simplification. To simplify my life, my art, my surroundings, my relationships; using less words, objects, lines is one of my goals in life. With this slow process, I would like to efface …
Among Flowers in Bloom
Our online performance “Among Flowers in Bloom” is an interdisciplinary presentation of dance, classical music and art installation. It is a collaboration between myself, choreographer and dance artist Julie Rothschild and musicians Emily Bowman and David Crowe. Our performance “Among Flowers in Bloom” was originally scheduled to take place at House of Serein as …
Wish Installation
Many traditions exist on wish making. In Guatemala children fly kites which they believe will carry their wishes up to the Gods. In Japan, they write them on colorful paper and tie them to bamboo branches. In China, bamboo blocks are hung by temples. In India, children make wishes of peacock feathers. In Israel people …
Poems in Silk Installation
I am honored to share an art installation Poems in Silk of poetry and printmaking. The artwork is the result of a collaboration between myself, poet Anne Waldman, and engineer and artist Akın Köksal. As Anne Waldman says: “Working in collaboration is one of the most important practices for artists in these times. All kinds of new structures …
Connected Installation
The evening of March 26th was an ordinary winter evening cold enough to justify the fireplace to be on. The time though was strangely tangible almost something you could catch in the air if you were fast. I was at home in a room which served as a studio before I moved to …