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Artifacts and fantasy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
developed to cope with it. The paintings in "Artifacts and Fantasy", encourage the viewer to excavate layers and sift through materials, thereby activating memory. Familiar artifacts and textures draw the viewer into the surface of the painting. The scale...
The impact of technology on tradition : the role of craft in our lives today
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
being eliminated from our lives. Therefore, in my work I address these issues. I depict the impact of technology on tradition and consider the role of craft by combining digitally produced and manufactured cloth pieces with handmade elements...
Industry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
it serves as a disastrous catalyst for numerous problems within our society. These problems are addressed in my sculptures and prints by focusing on issues relating to agribusiness and the use of animals in industry. The general public is not exposed...
Musica Universalis : the pursuit of pure abstraction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The thesis exhibition, Musica Universalis, is a multi-sensory exhibition comprised of experimental weavings on deconstructed found pianos, systematic drawings, and paper scroll music boxes. The music boxes allow the viewer ...
Necessary imbalance: ceramic sculpture as human social analogue
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The focus of this visual investigation is the relationship between the individual and the larger group. I often struggle to understand myself, my curiosities and motivations and how they relate to the greater society. I ...
Solely unrooted
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Isolation and removal from one's culture, or even detachment from the culture, can bring about a sense of displacement. The feeling of displacement ...
A man ain't nothin but a man
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
In reflecting personally and historically, mythological tales and folklore such as the legend of John Henry and the many sagas of Greek mythological figures, have acted as a kind of measuring guide or moral compass for ...
Pentiment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
"Pentiment is a project with two parts, the most recent manifestation of a set of goals and ideas surrounding representation and community engagement with which I continually engage. It’s first aspect is local: it is as ...