Look Closely Press

Welcome Complexities #1

2012-01-22T18:14:00.001-08:00

Title: Welcome Complexities #1
Materials: inkjet printed cotton, found fabrics, sheer ribbon, found objects, beads, Swarovski crystals, embroidery, permanent marker, jewelry, laminated images
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2012

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Quilts Page 4

2012-01-22T18:10:00.000-08:00

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I Had a Dream Like That Once

2012-01-22T18:05:00.001-08:00

Title: I Had a Dream Like That Once
Materials: brocade, sheer fabric, commercial cotton, inkjet printed cotton, laminated images, iron on foil, watercolor paint, plastic leaves, embroidery floss, permanent marker
Dimensions: 10" by 10"
Date: 2012

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Some of My Favorite Lines

2012-01-22T17:57:00.001-08:00

Title: Some of My Favorite Lines
Materials: fabric, laminated images, confetti, plywood, inkjet, acrylic paint, fabric transfer crayon
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2012

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Art of Inclusion 2: Topography, Stars & Scales

2012-01-22T11:59:00.001-08:00

Title: Art of Inclusion 2: Topography, Stars & Scales
Materials: various fabrics, acrylic paint, pencil, embroidery floss, yarn, shrink plastic, laminated images
Dimensions: 9.5" by 13"
Date: 2012
This quilt is now in a private collection.

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Art of Inclusion 1: New Growth in Blue & Gold

2012-01-21T15:52:00.000-08:00

Title: Art of Inclusion 1: New Growth in Blue & Gold
Materials: silk, synthetic fabrics, inkjet printed cotton, embroidery floss, beads, laminated images
Dimensions: 10" by 10"
Date: 2012

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Things To Remember #1

2011-11-06T19:48:00.000-08:00

Title: Things to Remember #1
Media: inkjet printed fabric, embroidery floss, pearl cotton, sea shells, sheer fabric, metallic fabric, felt, Swarovski crystals
Dimensions: 11" by 11"
Date: 2011
This quilt is now in a private collection.

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Circle Study #1

2011-11-06T19:37:00.000-08:00

Title: "Circle Study #1"
Media: fabric, acrylic paint, iron on transfers, beads, embroidery floss
Dimensions: 14" by 11"
Date: 2011

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Cosmic Carpet

2011-10-09T10:51:00.000-07:00

Title: Cosmic Carpet
Materials: fabric, ribbon, paint, laminated found images, Swarovski Crystals, needlepoint dollhouse rug
Dimensions: 9.5" by 13"
Date: 2011

This quilt is now in a private collection.

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Grayscale Star

2011-09-11T11:37:00.001-07:00

Title: Grayscale Star
Media: found fabrics, ribbon, laminated images, gold cording, peal cotton, eyelets, mini magnifying glass, gold trim with glass bits, acrylic paint
Dimensions: 9.5" by 13"
Date: 2011

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The Garden

2011-09-03T21:56:00.000-07:00

Title: The Garden
Media: half of a dollar store placemat, found fabrics, inkjet printed cotton, painted silk, laminate, transparencies, found objects, acrylic paint, beads, colored pencil, plastic dots, pearl cotton
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2011

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Ecology of a Semi-Aquatic Mythical Land

2010-06-09T04:53:00.000-07:00

Title: Ecology of a Semi-Aquatic Mythical Land

Media: found fabrics, hand-painted silk, inkjet printed cotton, images glued behind acrylic hemispheres, painted wood, found image glued to plywood, sequins, beads, yarn, thread
Dimensions: 9.5" by 13"
Date: 2010
This piece was shown at Art All Night 2010.

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An Oasis for Orphaned Tresure

2010-03-10T07:46:00.000-08:00

Title: An Oasis for Orphaned Tresure
Media: Half of a dollar store place mat, found objects, jewelry, beads, laminated images, various fabrics, embroidery floss, eyelets, shrinkable plastic, acrylic paint
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2010

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Caring for Your Collections #1

2010-03-10T07:40:00.000-08:00

Title: On Caring for Your Collections #1
Media: Cotton, half of a dollar store place mat, various fabrics, vinyl, blueprints, laminated images, holographic paper, found objects, polymer clay, acrylic paint, swarovski crystals, plastic baubles, embroidery floss, plywood, eyelets
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2010

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If You Open Fifty Six Dimensional Portals, The Things that Come Out of Them May Well Find True Love

2010-03-10T07:31:00.000-08:00

Title: If You Open Fifty Six Dimensional Portals, The Things that Come Out of Them May Well Find True Love
Media: Metallic fabric, sheer sabric, inkjet printable cotton, laminated images, ink, shrinkable plastic, eyelets, beads, plastic baubles, swarovski crystals
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2010
This quilt appeared in the "2011 VACI Partners Open Exhibition."

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Modern Habitats Favored by Extinct Creatures

2009-11-25T10:35:00.000-08:00

Title: Modern Habitats Favored by Extinct Creatures
Media: Half of a dollar store placemat, cotton, sheer fabrics, thread, laminated images, buttons, acrylic dots
Dimensions: 9.5" by 13"
Date: 2009

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Space Enough for a Garden Provided the Plants Are Not Poisonous

2009-06-06T19:15:00.000-07:00

Title: Space Enough for a Garden Provided the Plants Are Not Poisonous
Media: inkjet printed fabric, metallic fabric, embroidery floss, laminated images, iron-on foil, eyelets
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2009
This quilt is now in a private collection.

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The Quilt of Tortoises

2009-01-19T17:50:00.001-08:00

Title: The Quilt of Tortoises
Media: velvet, hand-painted silk, thread, acrylic paint, studs
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2009
This quilt is now in a private collection.

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No Longer an Uncharted Land

2009-01-19T17:46:00.001-08:00

Title: No Longer an Uncharted Land
Media: inkjet printed fabric, denim, upholstery fabric, laminated images, eyelets, ribbon, transfer foil, transparencies, ribbon, acrylic paint, plastic puzzle pieces
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2009

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Eight Unexpected Clues

2009-01-19T17:41:00.001-08:00

Title: Eight Unexpected Clues
Media: wool yarn, metallic fabric, laminated images, sheer fabric, confetti, inkjet printed fabric, glitter, eyelets, swarovski crystals
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2009

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More than the Usual Unfinished Business

2009-01-13T15:13:00.000-08:00

Title: More than the Usual Unfinished Business
Media: polyester, sheer fabric, fabric paint, fabric transfer crayon, laminated images, jewelry, embroidery floss, brass chain, photography
Dimensions: 13.25" by 9.5"
Date: 2009

This quilt contains a fortune reading, "It's time to complete some unfinished business."

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The Lineup

2009-01-13T15:08:00.001-08:00

Title: The Lineup
Media: cotton fabric, sheer fabric, lace, iron-on transfers, acrylic paint
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2009

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It Turns Out the Materials Employed in the Telling of the Tale Are Identical to Those Used in Its Original Construction

2008-12-15T08:22:00.000-08:00

Title: It Turns Out the Materials Employed in the Telling of the Tale Are Identical to Those Used in Its Original Construction
Media: inkjet printable cotton, various fabrics, laminated images, found embridered rose, wood, acrylic paint, candy wrappers, Swarovski crystals, embroidery floss
Dimensions: 9.5" by 13"
Date: 2008

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A Highly Informative Diagram #1

2008-12-15T08:17:00.001-08:00

Title: A Highly Informative Diagram #1
Media: half of a dollar store placemat, laminated thread, cotton, denim, sheer fabric, felt, ear ring parts, embroidery floss, lace, acrylic paint, metal findings
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2008

This quilt is now in a private collection.

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Woven Waves

2008-12-01T09:37:00.000-08:00

Title: Woven Waves
Media: synthetic fabric, hand-woven fabric, cotton fabric
Date: 2000

Hand Woven

2008-12-01T09:35:00.000-08:00

Title: Hand Woven
Media: hand-woven fabric, doily, cotton fabric
Date: 2000

Charm Quilt

2008-12-01T09:34:00.000-08:00

Title: Charm Quilt
Media: cotton fabric, sheer fabric, beads, polished stones, jewelry, metal bits, keys, money, glitter
Date: 2000

Hand with Leaves

2008-12-01T09:31:00.000-08:00

Title: Hand with Leaves
Media: synthetic fabric, cotton fabric, synthetic leaves, acrylic paint
Date: 2000

Souvenir Spoons

2008-12-01T09:29:00.000-08:00

Title: Souvenir Spoons
Media: cotton fabric, sheer fabric, crests from souvenir spoons
Date: 2000

Glitter Hand

2008-12-01T09:28:00.000-08:00

Title: Glitter Hand
Media: cotton fabric, sheer fabric, gold glitter
Date: 2000
This quilt is now in a private collection.

Shrinky Crests

2008-12-01T09:26:00.000-08:00

Title: Shrinky Crests
Media: cotton fabric, sheer fabric, Japanese heraldic crests traced onto shrink-plastic using sharpie pen
Date: 2000

Blue & Gold Hand

2008-12-01T09:25:00.000-08:00

Title: Blue & Gold Hand
Media: cotton fabric, synthetic fabric, acrylic paint
Date: 2000
This quilt is now in a private collection.

Log Cabin with Feather

2008-12-01T09:23:00.000-08:00

Title: Log Cabin with Feather
Media: cotton fabric, sheer fabric, peacock feather
Date: 2000

This quilt is now in a private collection.

Trove of Melted CD Bits

2008-12-01T09:22:00.000-08:00

Title: Trove of Melted CD Bits
Media: Cotton fabric, sheer fabric, melted bits of cds
Date: 2000

Log Cabin Hand

2008-12-01T09:20:00.000-08:00

Title: Log Cabin Hand
Media: Cotton fabric, acrylic paint
Date: 2000

Leaf Collection #3

2008-12-01T09:18:00.000-08:00

Title: Leaf Collection #3
Media: cotton fabric, sheer fabric, iron-on transfers
Date: 2000

Leaf Collection #2

2008-12-01T09:10:00.000-08:00

Title: Leaf Collection #2
Media: cotton fabric, iron-on transfers
Dimensions: 7" by 7"
Date: 2000

Quilt with Arches and a Watercolor Painting

2008-12-01T09:08:00.000-08:00

Title: Quilt with Arches and a Watercolor Painting
Media: cotton fabric, iron-on transfers
Dimensions: 7" by 7"
Date: 2000

Polka Dots

2008-12-01T09:05:00.000-08:00

Title: Polka Dots
Media: cotton fabric, iron-on transfers
Dimensions: 7" by 7"
Date: 2000

Falling Girl #2

2008-12-01T09:03:00.000-08:00

Title: Falling Girl #2
Media: cotton fabric, iron-on transfers, acrylic paint
Dimensions: 7" by 7"
Date: 2000

Falling Girl #1

2008-12-01T09:00:00.000-08:00

Title: Falling Girl #1
Media: cotton fabric, iron-on transfers
Dimensions: 7" by 7"
Date: 2000

Fatal Glitter Overdose

2008-11-30T17:44:00.000-08:00

Title: Fatal Glitter Overdose
Media: velvet, iron-on transfer, vintage ribbon, lace, silk, laminated holographic paper, safety pin, embroidery floss
Dimensions: 9" by 7.5"
Date: 2006

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Map of Regional Attractions #2

2008-11-30T15:54:00.000-08:00

Title: Map of Regional Attractions #2
Media: cut up and reassembled dollar store place-mat, shiny fabric, acrylic paint, yarn, embroidery floss, laminated images, eyelets
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2008
This quilt appeared in the "2011 VACI Partners Open Exhibition."

The first quilt in the "Map of Regional Attractions" series can be viewed here.

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Same Old Adventure, But It Never Gets Boring

2008-11-28T18:28:00.000-08:00

Title: The Same Old Adventure, But It Never Gets Boring
Media: cotton, laminated images, sheer fabric, confetti, embroidered handkerchief, miniature doily, acrylic paint, pencil
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2008

The talk bubbles read:
"You'll have to wait and see, doctor... ...trust me."
and
"Well anyway, try to stay out of trouble."

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Sea Creatures & Fruit Stickers

2008-11-28T18:22:00.000-08:00

Title: Sea Creatures & Fruit Stickers
Media: black cotton, inkjet printable cotton, sheer fabric, lace, laminated images, jump rings, buttons, embroidery floss
Dimensions: 20.25" by 10.25"
Date: 2006

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The Only Rational Explanation

2008-11-21T15:49:00.000-08:00

Title: The Only Rational Explanation
Media: inkjet printable cotton, various fabrics & ribbon, laminated images, colored pencil, talk bubbles from comics, spoon handles
Dimensions: 9.5" by 13"
Date: November 2008

The two talk bubbles in this quilt read:
"Was I hurled deep into space by a magnetic wind?" and
"I should hope so."

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We Always Knew Eactly What We Would Find

2008-11-21T15:38:00.000-08:00

Title: We Always Knew Exactly What We Would Find
Media: inkjet printable cotton, sheer fabric, velvet, transfer foil, acrylic paint, dominoes
Dimensions: 9.5" by 13"
Date: November 2008

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NEWS UPDATE: I'm in a Craft Fair, Saturday December 6th!

2008-11-14T11:11:00.000-08:00

I will be participating in a craft fair, the Holiday Handmade Cavalcade, on December 6th from 10am to 5pm. Anybody who reads my blog should come check out the fair. It'll be at The Knitting Factory in Manhattan. Three floors of beautiful handmade, useful crafty goodness! Here is a convenient link showing various relevant details.

Quilts Page 3

2008-04-14T14:26:00.000-07:00

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Coney Island, Marbles, My Tattoos, and More!

2008-04-14T14:22:00.001-07:00

Title: Coney Island, Marbles, My Tattoos, and More!
Media: inkjet printable cotton, cording, sheer tulle, sheer fabric, polyester, embroidery floss, cording, found objects, marbles, acrylic paint, and the original designs for my tattoos, on paper
Dimensions: 9.5" by 13"
Date: April 2008

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The Center of the Quest

2008-04-14T14:17:00.000-07:00

Title: The Center of the Quest
Media: various fabrics, lace, inkjet printable cotton, acrylic paint, yarn
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: April 2008
This quilt is now in the collection of Martha Ressler.

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Ideas Carried on Mountain Storm Fronts

2008-04-14T14:11:00.000-07:00

Title: Ideas Carried on Mountain Storm Fronts
Media: inkjet printable cotton, sheer fabric, cotton, embroidery floss, iron-on transfers, acrylic paint
Dimensions: 9.5" by 13"
Date: April 2008

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Official Portrait of Dignitary Lall-Kai

2008-04-06T11:28:00.000-07:00

Title: Official Portrait of Dignitary Lall-Kai
Media: various fabrics, hand-dyed lace, inkjet printable cotton, paper, acrylic paint, ink, acrylic glass-bead medium, cut up book cover
Dimensions: 13" by 10.5"
Date: April 2008

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New Fruit

2008-04-04T14:47:00.001-07:00

Title: New Fruit
Media: Digital collage created using photography and scanned drawings
Date: 2006

Berries, Stems and Darkness

2008-04-03T20:19:00.000-07:00

Title: Berries, Stems and Darkness
Media: Digital image created with flatbed scanner
Date: 2008

Tiny Blooms and Tendrils

2008-04-03T20:11:00.000-07:00

Title: Tiny Blooms and Tendrils
Media: Digital image created with flatbed scanner
Date: 2008

Marked Man

2008-04-02T12:50:00.001-07:00

Title: Marked Man
Media: half of a dollar store placemat, various fabrics, laminated images, yarn, fabric paint, colored pencil
Dimensions: 9.5" by 13"
Date: 2008

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Ground Floor Space for Rent

2008-04-01T20:18:00.001-07:00

Title: Ground Floor Space for Rent
Media: inkjet printable cotton, buttons, laminated images, acrylic paint, colored thread, heat-transfer foil
Dimensions: 9.5" by 13"
Date: 2008

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The Jewel Field

2008-04-01T15:17:00.001-07:00

Title: The Jewel Field
Media: various found fabrics, laminated images, embroidery floss, sheer fabric
Dimensions: 10.5" by 9"
Date: 2008

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Suspicious Girl in a Wild Space

2008-04-01T15:15:00.001-07:00

Title: Suspicious Girl in a Wild Space
Media: half of a dollar store place mat, laminated paper collage, silk, fabric paint, fake foliage, embroidery floss, studs, dress fabric
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2008

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Purple/Green

2008-04-01T15:13:00.000-07:00

Title: Purple/Green
Media: metallic fabric, upholstery fabric, hand-dyed lace, inkjet printable cotton
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2008

Rough Guide to Casting and Reading Lace Stones

2008-04-01T15:12:00.001-07:00

Title: Rough Guide to Casting and Reading Lace Stones
Media: cotton fabric, inkjet printable cotton, acrylic clay, glass, plastic, epoxy, fabric paint
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2008

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A Visit to the Portrait Gallery will Prove that all the DeVall Family Legends Are in Fact Completely True

2008-04-01T15:10:00.000-07:00

Title: A Visit to the Portrait Gallery will Prove that all the DeVall Family Legends Are in Fact Completely True

Media: velvet, upholstery fabric, inkjet printable fabric, sheer tulle, glass tiles, polyester, embroidery floss
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2008

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Filling Spaces: Eye, Tomatoes, Patterns

2008-02-19T10:11:00.001-08:00

Title: Filling Spaces: Eye, Tomatoes, Patterns
Media: inkjet printable fabric, laminated images, upholstery fabric, acrylic paint, embroidery thread
Dimensions: 9.5" by 13"
Date: 2008

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Greenery

2008-01-07T10:15:00.001-08:00

Title: Greenery
Media: half of a dollar store placemat, laminated images, beads, lace, found fabrics, fabric pastels, acrylic paint, embroidery floss
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2007

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Drifting Still Lifes

2008-01-07T10:13:00.000-08:00

Title: Drifting Still Lifes
Media: half of a dollar store placemat, laminated images, velvet, sock fabric, cotton fabric, fabric pastels
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2007

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Terraform

2008-01-07T10:12:00.001-08:00

Title: Terraform
Media: half of a dollar store placemat, inkjet printed fabric, fabric paint, laminated images, buttons, brads, part of a pair of pants
Dimensions: 13" by 9.5"
Date: 2007

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Secret Collector

2008-01-07T10:10:00.000-08:00

Title: Secret Collector
Media: half of a dollar store placemat, inkjet printed fabric, cotton fabric, laminated images, fabric paint
Dimensions: 9.5" by 13"
Date: 2007
This quilt is now in a private collection.

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Underwater Dance Party

2008-01-07T10:09:00.001-08:00

Title: Underwater Dance Party
Media: half of a dollar store placemat, various fabrics, found jewelry parts, watch, fabric paint, laminated drawings, joss paper, magazine images
Dimensions: 9.5" by 13"
Date: 2007

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Lemon in Drinking Glass Equals Aquatic Life

2008-01-07T06:51:00.000-08:00

Title: Lemon In Drinking Glass Equals Aquatic Life
Media: digital collage created using a photo taken with my Nikon D80 digital SLR, as well as scans of text and images from old Time Life science books, plus of course Adobe Photoshop.
Date: 2006

Art Doll, Frog Man

2008-01-07T06:37:00.001-08:00

Title: Art Doll, Frog Man
Media: found fabrics, polyester batting, iron-on transfers
Date: 2006

Art Doll, Triangles

2008-01-07T06:35:00.000-08:00

Title: Art Doll, Triangles
Media: silk fabric, cotton fabric, polyester batting, iron-on transfer
Date: 2006

Gallery of Ensnared Objects #4

2008-01-06T12:29:00.000-08:00

Title: Gallery of Ensnared Objects #4
Media: cotton fabric, iron-on transfer, sheer fabric, various laminated images and bits of text
Date: late 2006

Serious Dilemma #1

2008-01-06T12:26:00.001-08:00

Title: Serious Dilemma #1
Media: super fray-tastic polyester curtain material, inkjet printable cotton, laminated found cartoon talk bubbles, colored thread, prismacolor marker, fabric paint
Date: 2007

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Diary Quilt, Bears Have Excellent Suggestions

2008-01-06T12:15:00.000-08:00

Title: Diary Quilt, Bears Have Excellent Suggestions
Media: velvet, inkjet printable cotton, laminated inkjet prints on paper
Date: summer 2007

It was unbearably hot at my job, so I made this quilt, in which an imaginary friend tries to help me out.
The talk bubbles read, from left to right, "Bleh. It is too humid.", and "You must try my latest totally fictional invention! An anti-humidity spray designed by certified experts to eliminate all humid conditions within a ten meter radius with just one Spritz! Satisfaction would be guaranteed if I weren't a complete figment of your imagination."

Diary Quilt, Dangerous Obsessions

2008-01-06T12:09:00.000-08:00

Title: Diary Quilt, Dangerous Obsessions
Media: upholstery fabric, lace, inkjet printable cotton, laminate, inkjet on paper, found cartoon talk bubble
Date: summer 2007
The talk bubbles read, from top to bottom:
"You are a woman composed entirely of dangerous and frightening obsessions", "I have not had mochi in a long time," "We're quite sting-y", and "Seriously, no one takes the mochi!"

This quilt was created entirely around a found cartoon talk bubble that read, "I have not had mochi in a long time," and ended up being a wonderfully silly illustration of danger-defying stunts, radioactive scorpions and fun for the whole family.

Lace Lips

2008-01-06T11:33:00.000-08:00

Title: Lace Lips
Media: super fray-tastic polyester curtain material, inkjet printable cotton, colored thread, fabric paint, black lace
Date: summer 2007

Gallery show at The Moon Gallery in Oakland!

2007-12-26T18:05:00.001-08:00

Yay, my work was in an actual gallery!
October and November 2007, I had my first ever solo gallery show at The Moon, in Oakland, CA. The Moon is a new gallery run by Cory Gunter-Brown, Sasha Solomon and Cassidy Wright. The gallery runs shows for two months at a time, and also has a store section, where they sell beautiful and useful things hand-made by artists. Visit their (at the moment somewhat basic) website:

Moon Lives

2007-08-01T18:50:00.001-07:00

Title: "Moon Lives"
Date: August 1, 2007
Media: Digital photography, pencil drawing, and photoshop-ery

This is my take on Illustration Friday's theme for the week of July 27, 2007, 'Moon,' - I had an entirely different idea originally involving a photo of very pale tiny polished stones and the little cut glass jewels I keep finding on the streets of New York to represent the Moon, but it simply didn't look ethereal enough with the original photograph, so I added various other elements - if you look closely, the original photograph is still in there, obscured by the darkness!

Digital Art

2007-08-01T17:53:00.000-07:00

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Poem, via Exquisite Corpse Method

2007-07-25T16:34:00.000-07:00

Title: 'Poem, via Exquisite Corpse Method'
Media: Digital photograph
Date: July 25, 2007

My take on Illustration Friday's theme for the week of July 20, 'Poem,' which I thought would be fun to illustrate using the idea of pulling random words and phrases from a box and gluing them down pretty much as they came out to make a poem.

Personal Discovery

2007-07-18T16:38:00.001-07:00

Title: 'Personal Discovery'
Media: Digital photograph, Photoshop-y tweaking
Dimensions: Variable
Date: July 18, 2007

This charming clay figure is my response to Illustration Friday's theme for the week of July 13, 'Discovery' - our bodies are always such a delightful mystery, both inside and out. What a discovery to make, eh!

"Geeky" theme from Illustration Friday

2007-07-12T18:13:00.001-07:00

Title: Geeky!
Media: velvet, inkjet printable fabric, inkjet prints on paper, sheer fabric, holographic paper, laminate
Dimensions: 10 by 11 inches
Date: July 2007
My creation for Illustration Friday's theme of the week of July 6-13, 2007. How awesome (and appropriate) is it that the week I discover Illustration Friday, their theme is "Geeky"!

Julio the Wrestler, from "Sculpted Portraits" series

2007-07-08T17:19:00.001-07:00

Photograph taken with Nikon D80 Digital SLR
July 2007
From "Sculpted Portraits" series

I've been making very small sculptures of faces out of air-dry clay and then photographing them against various backgrounds, and experimenting with various types of lighting. This image was created by covering my air-dry clay guy with glitter and gold leaf, giving him features found in trashy magazines or old art catalogs, and then photographing him on the table in my living room. I believe I used the built-in flash on my camera for this one.

Sculpted Portraits

2007-07-08T17:08:00.000-07:00

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Image from "Sculpted Portraits" series

2007-07-08T17:05:00.000-07:00

Photograph, taken with Nikon D80 Digital SLR
July 2007
From "Sculpted Portraits" series

I've been making very small sculptures of faces out of air-dry clay and then photographing them against various backgrounds, and experimenting with various types of lighting. This is just the ambient light from my window, at 8pm in July in New York, and the sculpted face is lying on his background on my table, with the light coming from "underneath" him, that is, his head is pointed away from the window. Gives him kind of a haunted look.

Stories Told By Scraps

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Title: Stories Told by Scraps #1
Media: Found book cover, packing tape, fabric, thread, solvent-transfered photocopies on watercolor paper, and various found and leftover bits and pieces of things from previous art projects
Date: 2002
I created this book as a way to give new life to various bits and pieces of scraps that I could not bear to get rid of from previous projects. Never throw anything away.

All of these photos are of the book, "Stories Told by Scraps #1" - The front and back cover, several page spreads, and images of the book's pages fanned out are shown here. Click on photos to see larger versions.

Miscellaneous Media

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Diary Quilt, About Love (from vintage photo)

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Title: Diary Quilt, About Love (from vintage photo)
Media: polyester curtain fabric, confetti, sheer fabric, fabric paint
Date: 2007

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Diary Quilt, Child with mask, foliage, phoenixes, flowers

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Title: Diary Quilt, Child with mask, foliage, phoenixes, flowers
Media: inkjet printed fabric, cotton, polyester, commercial embroidered fabric, fabric paint, zipper
Date: 2007

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Diary Quilt, Candle Cave

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Title: Diary Quilt, Candle Cave
Media: silk, velvet, upholstery, studs, iron-on transfers, photographs
Date: 2007
This quilt was sold during my show at The Moon gallery in Oakland, CA, and is now in a private collection.

Diary Quilt, Forest Mountain Collage

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Title: Diary Quilt, Forest Mountain Collage
Media: cotton, silk, polyester, upholstry fabric, buttons, paper, iron-on transfers, felt, fabric paint, permanent marker
Date: 2007
This quilt was purchased during the October-November show at The Moon gallery in Oakland, and is now in a private collection.

Diary Quilt, An Ingenious Pun

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Title: Diary Quilt, An Ingenious Pun
Media: vintage handkerchief, inkjet printed fabric, iron-on transfer, cotton, laminated images
Date: 2007

The text in the talk-bubble reads, "Isn't it an obvious and ingenious visual pun?"

Diary Quilt, Mini Gallery #1

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Title: Diary Quilt, Mini Gallery #1
Media: Velvet, sheer ribbon, studs, felt, cotton & synthetic fabrics, iron-on transfers
Date: 2007
This quilt is now in a private collection.

Diary Quilt, Questioning

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Title: Diary Quilt, Questioning
Media: cotton, sheer fabric, confetti, fabric paint
Date: 2007

Reclining Girl

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Title: Reclining Girl
Media: knit fabric, fancy lace, iron-on transfer
Date: 2007

Diary Quilt, Red Landscape

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Title: Diary Quilt, Red Landscape
Media: Fake fur, sheer fabric, confetti, iron-on transfers
Date: 2007

This quilt is now in a private collection.

Sitting Girl

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Title: Sitting Girl
Media: Sheer fabric, upholstery fabric, embroidery floss, lace ribbon, iron-on transfer
Date: 2007

Quilts Page 2

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Set for a Play Whose Characters will Never Meet

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Title: “Set for a Play Whose Characters Will Never Meet”
Dimensions: 8” by 10”
Media: Inkjet printable cotton, various found fabrics, iron-on transfers, thread, spray paint
Date: 2006