ADORN is an exploration of the lure and seduction of marriage and motherhood.
Jewelry as ornamentation is deconstructed and transferred from the female body to space.
ADORN (impermanence), 2023
temporary installation of glass beads on surface
ADORN (Invisible Labor 8), 2023
glass beads, thread on canvas
12” x 12”
ADORN (Something Borrowed / vintage gold), 2024
vintage beads, thread on paper
custom commissions with heirloom and sentimental jewelry
10.5” x 10.5”
ADORN (shattered.m.3), 2024
monotype w color surface roll, glass beads on paper
18” x 18”
ADORN (shattered.m.2), 2024
monotype w color surface roll, glass beads on paper
18” x 18”
ADORN (shattered.m.5), 2024
monotype w ink, graphite powder, glass beads on paper
18” x 18”
ADORN (shattered.s.1), 2024
monotype w ink, graphite powder, glass beads on paper
10.25” x 10.25”
Adornment, 2024 (edition of 7 + AP)
two-plate color etching, gold leaf powder, mica powder on paper
19” x 20” paper
Through the seemingly impossible connection between movement and stillness, this body of work is a study of what is permanent and what is fleeting.
Suspended,ry.l.b 2024
monotype with mica powder on paper
22” x 30”
Suspended,ry.l.a 2024
monotype with mica powder on paper
22” x 30”
Suspended,ry.l.a 2024
monotype with mica powder on paper
22” x 30” paper / 26" x 34" frame
Suspended,ryb.s.d
monotype with mica powder on paper
11” x 11”
Suspended,ryb.s.d
monotype with mica powder on paper
11” x 11” paper / 13" x 13" frame
Suspended,ry.m.a 2024
monotype with mica powder on paper
22” x 22”
Suspended,ry.m.a 2024
monotype with mica powder on paper
22” x 22” paper / 26” x 26” frame
Garden of Eve was first exhibited in paper in 2020 as part of a solo exhibition, woven female landscape. Female participants contributed to the assemblage of a large wall installation of 3,000 pieces, placing a lens on the collective female experience. The body of work draws attention to the challenges contemporary women face in constructing a present-day definition of ‘womanhood’ and the complex relationship between feminine and female identity. The fleeting beauty of the flower is preserved in this body of work through the use of more permanent materials including enameled copper and porcelain.
Garden of Eve, 2024
unglazed porcelain
Garden of Eve, 2024
unglazed porcelain
Garden of Eve, 2024
unglazed porcelain wall installation
Garden of Eve, 2021
enameled copper
Garden of Eve, 2021
enameled copper
Garden of Eve, 2022
enameled copper wall installation
Garden of Eve, 2022
enameled copper wall installation
Garden of Eve, 2022
enameled copper wall installation
Garden of Eve, 2023
enameled copper wall installation
Garden of Eve, 2020
paper wall installation
Garden of Eve, 2020
paper wall installation
Garden of Eve, 2020
paper wall installation
Tradition, domesticity, and sensuality of the female form are portrayed in a series of photographs of sculptures made of cloth, at once threadbare and luminous. The organic shapes reference the cultural history of being female, with beauty, purity, and ‘women’s work’ at the center. The perpetual story of the female condition is told through the white, woven shroud, chronicling topics from submission to solidarity, and making up the woven female landscape.
woven female landscape, Rgb, 2020
archival pigment print, ed. 6
12" x 18"
woven female landscape, rGb, 2020
archival pigment print, ed. 6
12" x 18"
woven female landscape, rgB, 2020
archival pigment print, ed. 6
12" x 18"
woven female landscape no.1, 2019
archival pigment print, ed. 6
12" x 18"
woven female landscape no.2, 2019
archival pigment print, ed. 6
12" x 18"
woven female landscape no.3, 2019
archival pigment print, ed. 6
12" x 18"
dissolving / re-emerging is a self-reflection, both visual and spiritual. The female figure is portrayed as fading away and returning, representative of the shift in identity experienced with motherhood.
dissolving, 2020
archival pigment print, ed. 7
12" x 18"
re-emerging, 2020
archival pigment print, ed. 7
12" x 18"
rise reflects on the rising and setting light of the sun and its effect on the architecture of the rise of the humble stair; questioning one’s perspective of light vs darkness, ascent vs descent.
rise (dawn), 2019
archival pigment print
16" x 16" ed. 5 / 28" x 28" ed. 4
rise (dusk), 2019
archival pigment print
16" x 16" ed. 5 / 28" x 28" ed. 4
The photographs in the presence series result from a public performance calling women to join body and voice in a shared experience. Dressed in white, female protagonists walk through mist, quietly humming, intersecting each other’s paths. White attire references historical societal expectations for female purity in conflict with aspirations and hope for a new order. Collective humming becomes the acoustic symbol of female unity, victorious through a common voice, unheard though present, in these photographs.
The imagery takes the viewer from the invisible to a presence, or a quiet force, as women shift the contemporary social construct of gender inequality. As a narrative unfolds, we witness searching, discovery, ascension, and triumph. Through this photographic essay, we experience time suspended, linking our present female story to that of our history, giving rise to our future.
* credits: fogxflo: Fujiko Nakaya; video footage: Yu-Wen Wu and Meg Bergstand
presence, experience no.1, 2018
archival pigment print, ed. 6
9" x 16"
presence, experience no.2, 2018
archival pigment print, ed. 6
9" x 16"
presence, experience no.3, 2018
archival pigment print, ed. 6
9" x 16"
presence, experience no.4, 2018
archival pigment print, ed. 6
9" x 16"
presence, experience no.5, 2018
archival pigment print, ed. 6
9" x 16"
looking is about seeking out the invisible, searching for the undetectable. Curiosity, as the spirit of inquiry, encourages us to see the unnoticed. These photographs were taken on a sailboat in the open ocean waters with binoculars and a phone camera, capturing what the naked eye could not easily see.
looking (no.9), 2017
archival pigment print, ed. 5
9" x 9"
looking (no.1), 2017
archival pigment print, ed. 5
9" x 9"
looking (no.2), 2017
archival pigment print, ed. 5
9" x 9"
looking (no.3), 2017
archival pigment print, ed. 5
9" x 9"
looking (no.4), 2017
archival pigment print, ed. 5
9" x 9"
looking (no.5), 2017
archival pigment print, ed. 5
9" x 9"
looking (no.6), 2017
archival pigment print, ed. 5
9" x 9"
looking (no.7), 2017
archival pigment print, ed. 5
9" x 9"
looking (no.8), 2017
archival pigment print, ed. 5
9" x 9"
The two-dimensional plane is altered with the simple act of a tear in a sheet of paper. Light penetrates and a landscape is formed.
Paper Landscape 0035, 2014
archival pigment print
Paper Landscape 0032, 2014
archival pigment print
Paper Landscape 0015, 2014
archival pigment print
Paper Landscape 0024, 2014
archival pigment print
emptiness is a photographic series that began as an inquiry into the affects of nature on what we experience. The project evolved over several weeks with overexposed photographic film providing little information, though an occasion for personal interpretation of emotion provoked by environment.
emptiness (no.3), 2013
archival pigment print
emptiness (no.1), 2013
archival pigment print
emptiness (no.7), 2013
archival pigment print
emptiness (no.9), 2013
archival pigment print
emptiness (no. 25_01), 2013
archival pigment print
emptiness (no. 25_02), 2013
archival pigment print
emptiness (no. 25_03), 2013
archival pigment print
In the sometime series, the viewer is transported to a place that may have existed before our time or a time yet to come.
sometime (no.3), 2012
archival pigment print
sometime (no.1), 2012
archival pigment print
sometime (no.5), 2012
archival pigment print
Looking for the minimum threshold of shifts in tones of white space, the series Approaching Zero explores converging colors and forms in their relationship with architecture and light.
Approaching Zero (door+arc), 2012
archival pigment print
Approaching Zero (no.3), 2012
archival pigment print
Approaching Zero (no.5), 2012
archival pigment print
Approaching Zero (treetop), 2012
archival pigment print
Approaching Zero (sill), 2012
archival pigment print
Within an interior space that is void of its inhabitants, there exists a stillness. Amidst the solitude of walls, light travels without human intervention. Shadows form, uncovering the quiet and the unseen in overlooked angles and corners.
stillness (door+slot), 2011
archival pigment print
stillness (door), 2010
archival pigment print
stillness (door+hinge), 2011
archival pigment print
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