
Sculpting with Paint

Fall Line(s) " Painting the Landscape 2017
Draped Paint Installed in Spring House, GA.

Detail from Fall Lines
Draped Paint

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Strata [Landscape Book]
Fired Painting Landscapes book. Created using unique, firing processes and materials.


Strata Detail 2017
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Islands: Atlas Series 2007. [In Private Collection, HI]
Carved & Layered Paint on Canvas, Pins. 25” x 25” x 2'“

Islands: Atlas Series 2007
Carved Layered Paint 25” x 25” x 2'“

Islands: Atlas Series Detail 2007
Carved Layered Paint 25” x 25” x 2'“

Islands: Atlas 2. In Private Collection, HI 2007
Carved Layered Paint 25” x 25” x 2'“

Islands: Atlas 2. In Private Collection, HI
Carved and layered paint on Canvas, pins. 25'“ x 25” x 2’

Islands: Atlas 3. In Private Collection, HI 2007
Carved and layered paint on Canvas, pins. 25'“ x 25” x 2’

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Cube [Artist's Personal Collection] 2007
Carved Paint, Framed
5.5" x 5.5" x 5.5"
In 2007 I was simultaneously working with the sculptural and expressive qualities of paint in built paint-form sculptures, and sumi-e ink in my altered book forms. Referencing page layering and the earlier faded ink fore edges of my Volumes series, my ink and paint works invoke the meditative through the act of applying ink and obliterating meaning, or layering, building, and carving with paint.