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The following 12-part mixed
media relief piece is titled "Seeking Center". The underlying organization of the piece references the hours on a clock and colors on the color
wheel while exploring the notion of “centering”—physical, emotional, or spiritual. Each of the 12
parts examine elements that can lead one closer or drive one further away from balance. Found objects are used as metaphor
as I combine traditional and non-traditional materials and techniques.
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SEEKING CENTER: 01 (nature)
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SEEKING CENTER: 02 (time) |
SEEKING CENTER: 03 (avarice) |
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SEEKING CENTER: 04 (discovery)
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SEEKING CENTER: 05 (family) |
SEEKING CENTER: 06 (creativity) |
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SEEKING CENTER: 07 (violence)
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SEEKING CENTER: 08 (dissatisfaction) |
SEEKING CENTER: 09 (self-doubt)
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SEEKING CENTER: 10 (understanding)
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SEEKING CENTER: 11 (possibility) |
SEEKING CENTER: 12 (faith)
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DETAIL
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DETAIL
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ACCELERANT (diptych)
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DETAIL (from right side)
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| mixed media, 2011 |
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(UN)CONSTRICTED
(right side view)
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| mixed media, 24.375" x 24.75" x1.5", 2011 |
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RECONSTRUCTED
(right side view)
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ASCENDANT
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| mixed media, 24.25" x 24.25" x 1.625, 2011 |
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ASCENDANT
(right
side view)
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ASCENDANT
(detail)
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WISHING DOESN'T MAKE IT SO
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| mixed media, 18.625" x 3.75", 2010 |
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WISHING...
(right side view)
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QUARTER TURN: OUT OF ORDER
(4 parts)
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| mixed media, 15" x 15" x 1.25" (each panel) 2010 |
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(right side view of
lower left panel)
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QUARTER TURN: SYNCHRONY
(4 parts)
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| mixed media, 12" x 12" x 1.25" (each panel), 2010 |
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(right side view of
upper right panel)
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DRAWN AND QUARTERED: PEPPER
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| mixed media, 9.75" x 9.75" x 1.25", 2010 |
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DRAWN AND QUARTERED: TOMATO
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| MIXED MEDIA, 9.75" x 9.75" x 1.25", 2010 |
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"SUNFLOWERS II"
(COMMISSION)
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| acrylic on canvas, 12" x 9", 2010 |
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COPPER WREATH
(COMMISSION)
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| copper and glass, 37" 34.5" x 4.25", 2010 |
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"TARA HEIGHTS IS GOLDEN" IS A SCULPTURE MARKING THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL IN PAPILLION, NEBRASKA. IT IS A CONCRETE SCULPTURE CONSISTING OF THREE COLUMNS WHICH INCLUDE 5 MOSAIC SEGMENTS
REPRESENTING EACH DECADE OF THE SCHOOL'S HISTORY. 5TH GRADE STUDENTS RESEARCHED AND CREATED INDIVIDUAL GLASS MOSAIC PANELS REFLECTING SCHOOL,
LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL HISTORY AND EVENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY AND STAFF CREATED INDIVIDUAL
DRAWINGS ON GLASS TILES. ALL OF THESE WERE COMBINED AND ORGANIZED INTO EACH DECADE'S MOSAIC
SEGMENT.
THIS YEAR-LONG PROJECT WAS FUNDED BY THE NEBRASKA ARTS COUNCIL. THE SCULPTURE WAS INSTALLED
IN JULY AND DEDICATED ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2010.
(THIS PROJECT AND THE ACCOMPANYING RESIDENCY
BUILT UPON A PRECEDING PROJECT AND RESIDENCY WHICH RESULTED IN A GLASS RELIEF MOSAIC FOR THE SCHOOL'S BUTTERFLY GARDEN.)
to see process photos of this project click here
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| mosaic--1960 decade |
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| the artist--during installation |
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