ARTWORK + > + SCULPTURE

Camouflage LI (Memorial for Wood Thrushes at +3 degrees)
Vintage porcelain bird, Behr Paint color S350-1 – Climate Change
5 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.
2022
Camouflage XLIX (Memorial for endangered Grey-breasted Parakeets at +3 degrees)
Vintage porcelain bird, Behr Paint color S350-1 – Climate Change
7 x 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.
2022
Camouflage L (Conference of the Parties)
Vintage porcelain birds, paperclay, upcycled styrofoam, Behr Paint color S350-1 – Climate Change
14 x 6 x 6 in.
2022
Camouflage XLVI (Memorial for Red-breasted Nuthatches)
Vintage porcelain bird, ash pigment made from archival bookbinder’s glue and biocharred copies of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring
6 x 4 x 3 in.
2022
Camouflage XLV (Memorial for American Goldfinches)
Vintage porcelain bird, ash pigment made from archival bookbinder’s glue and biocharred copies of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring
3 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
2022
Camouflage LIII (Memorial for American Goldfinches II)
Vintage porcelain bird, paperclay, upcycled styrofoam, ash pigment made from archival bookbinder’s glue and biocharred copies of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring
7 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.
2022
Camouflage XXXVIII (Another disguise for the “common” Blue Jay, as survival is not assured)
Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, enamel, powdered graphite
9.5 x 6 x 6 in.
2020
Camouflage XIX (Disguise for Common Blue Jays, as Continued Safety is not Assured)
Vintage porcelain birds, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, gel medium, silver leaf
2014
Camouflage XXI (Polyamorous Pair Bond - Rewilding for Endangered Bahama Swallows)
Matching vintage porcelain birds, wind-fallen lichen, fake moss, glue, microbeads
2014
Camouflage VIII (Pair Bond II)
Vintage porcelain egrets, archivally preserved wind-fallen lichen, microbeads, iridescent acrylic, paperclay
2013
Camouflage XXXV (Pair Bond IV - Poisonous Lichen Mutual Veil)
Vintage porcelain birds, archivally preserved wind-fallen lichen collected while backpacking in the Sierras
2017
Camouflage XXXVI (Pair Bond V)
Vintage porcelain birds, archivally preserved wind-fallen lichen
2017
New Ways to See VIII
Vintage metal and wood bust, collected bracket fungus
2015
New Ways to See I & II
Vintage composite marble & wood busts, glue, archivally-preserved lichen, imagining another path for Western culture where "nature" was not symbolically separated from "culture"
2013
New Ways to See IV
Vintage resin and black marble bust, wind-fallen lichen
2015
New Ways to See VII
Vintage plaster bust, collected orange bracket fungus
2015
Species Traitor I
Pearly nautilus shell, synthetic hair, glue
21 x 6 x 3 in.
2013
Species Traitor III
synthetic hair, epoxy clay, acrylic, illegal brass knuckles
34 x 7 x 1 in.
2018
New Kinds of Words II
Vintage book titled 'Children of the New Forest,' archivally-preserved lichen, bookbinding glue
2013
New Kinds of Words III & IV
Vintage books, archivally-preserved lichen, pearlescent powder pigments, bookbinding glue
2015
New Kinds of Words I
Vintage book titled 'Girls of the Forest', vintage recycled raccoon fur, bookbinding glue
2013
Camouflage XVIII (Hurricane Helmet for Critically Endangered Montserrat Oriole)
Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, acrylic cabochons, glass beads, gel medium
2014
Camouflage XXXIX (Poacher Protection for the Bohemian Waxwing, disguised as the fictitious Bombycilla shadei, for Vladimir Nabokov)
Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, pearlescent acrylic ink, glass microbeads
9 x 8 x 6 in.
2020
Camouflage XXVIII (Poacher Protection for Critically Endangered Lear’s Macaw)
Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, gel medium, silver leaf
2014
Camouflage XXVI (Poacher Protection for Threatened Chinese Black-naped Oriole)
Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, gel medium, gold leaf
2014
Camouflage V (Ultra-deflector for Endangered Bird of Paradise)
Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, glue, paperclay, acrylic, gold leaf
2013
Camouflage II (Disguise for Endangered Bird)
Vintage porcelain bird, paperclay, acrylic
5.5 x 5 x 5 in.
2012
Camouflage I (Disguise for Endangered Bird)
Vintage porcelain bird, paperclay, acrylic
6 x 4.5 x 3 in.
2012
Camouflage XXXII  (Pair of Endangered Parrots with Glitter Scatter Enhancement)
Vintage porcelain birds, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, acrylic paint, glitter
2014
Camouflage XXVII (Disguise for Endangered Grey-bellied Comet Hummingbird)
Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, acrylic, glitter, microbeads
2014
Camouflage X (Deflector Prototype for Endangered Coppery-bellied Puffleg Hummingbird)
Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, iridescent acrylic
2013
Camouflage XXX (Disguise for Endangered Yellow-crested Cockatoo with Glitter-scatter Enhancement)
Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, spray paint, glitter
2014
Camouflage IX (Woodwoodpecker)
Vintage porcelain bird, gold leaf, styrofoam, glue, faux bois painting skills
2013
Camouflage XXXIV (Poacher Protection for Endangered White Cockatoo)
Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, spray print, acrylic, gold leaf
2014
Camouflage XV (Ultra-deflector for Eurasian Jay with Glitter Scatter Enhancement)
Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, glue, acrylic paint, glitter
2014
Camouflage XII (Disguise for Endangered Parrot)
Vintage porcelain bird, paperclay, acrylic
2013
Camouflage XXIX (Poacher Protection for Endangered Red-vented Cockatoo)
Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, acrylic
2014
Camouflage XXXIV (Poacher Protection for Endangered White Cockatoo)
Vintage porcelain bird, styrofoam, paperclay, glue, spray print, acrylic, gold leaf
2014
Porcelain bird figurine covered in lichen by environmentalist artist Jenny Kendler
Archivally preserved wind-fallen lichen on vintage porcelain bird figurine under bell jar
10.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 in.
2012
Camouflage IV (Pair Bond)
Archivally preserved wind-fallen lichen, paperclay, vintage porcelain birds
8 x 9 x 4 in.
2012
How to Disappear (Hideout for Endangered Hummingbirds)
Archivally preserved wind-fallen lichen, paperclay, black glitter, microsuede, vintage bell jar
10.5 x 8 x 11 in.
2012
Companion for Utopians I
Stag beetle (Hexarthrius mandibularis), mylar, acrylic ink, silver thread
3 x 1.5 x 0.5 in.
2013
Spill (Spell for Endangered Cranes)
Vintage porcelain birds, acrylic, powdered graphite, human hair
5 x 22 x 11 in.
2012
Lest We Break These Fragile Connections II
Venus comb (Murex pecten) shell, glue, patience , golden threads
2013
Species Traitor II
Freshwater pearls, wood, Apoxie Sculpt
The size of the artist's femur
2015
Therianthropy
Vintage coyote, beaver, muskrat and faux fur, vintage tent, naturally dyed crepe de chine silk (sandalwood & cochineal), synthetically dyed Habotai silk, brass poles, real plants & plastic plants, vintage boots, mud, gold leaf
55 x 60 x 84 in.
2012
Burial Mound
Vintage recycled raccoon fur coats, waxed thread, reclaimed wood, batting, brass, salt-dyed Habotai silk, polymer clay crystals, plastic crystals, smoke machine
38 x 75 x 75 in.
2012
Charmer
Vintage upcycled fur (raccoon, muskrat, beaver, mink), waxed thread, wire
28 x 20 x 60 in.
2013
Encrustation (Scallops)
Sustainably-farmed scallop (Chlamys nobilis) shells, craft foam
Dimensions variable
2012
Fungi for Fungi
Cast mushrooms (designed to fertilize fungus as they compost) to be installed in a forest in need of bioremediation, a small attempt at reparations
2013
Blind (for a Vanishing Creature)
Amethyst geode and needle-felted wool
11 x 11 x 11 in.
2012
Crown of Thorns for Mammoths (Missing You)
Honey Locust branches, florist wire
30 x 30 x 8 in
2015
Web (For There is an Intimacy Here that Includes You)
Over 200 round mirrors, white nails, glue, metallic thread
Dimensions vary based on each installation site
2013
Memorial (Goodbye Old-growth Forests)
Funeral wreath stand, found lichen-encrusted twigs, mirror
2013
Circle of Protection (Male Pussies)
Male American pussy willow (Salix discolor) catkins, glue, a sense of humor about the social construction of gender
Dimensions variable
2013
Circle of Protection (Rose Thorns & Sharks' Teeth)
All the thorns from a single wild rose bush (Rosa sp.), fossil sharks' teeth from eBay
Dimensions variable
2012
Circle of Protection (Woodhenge)
Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) thorns harvested at ACRE, glue
Dimensions variable
2012
Encrustation (Lichen)
Wind-fallen lichen collected in Norway, craft foam, glue
Dimensions variable
2012
Infinite Ferns (Ferns Forever!)
Plastic ferns, green thread, hope
2013