snake series
Completely transfixed by snakes and the complexity of their scales, I have hardly been able to bring myself to create anything else over the past four years. Each snake in this never-ending series forces me to slow down and find a new way to fit the puzzle of the animal into its undulating body.
They are not me, they are time. They are hours and hours of patience and discovery. Hours of frustration and overwhelming joy. They answer my question of “what is ink and water?” (and a bit of gold).
My snakes take first form in graphite on paper, an ever-winding mess of lines. Each diamond is then filled with ink as I bring life into this two-dimensional creature. Finally trapping the animal in a sea of 23K gold or sterling silver, it is immortalized as a reminder to be present in order to come alive.
Cat-Dog Acrylic ink and 22K gold on watercolor paper 8.75"H x 13.5"W
Don't Let Go Acrylic ink and 22K gold on watercolor paper 12.25"H x 12.25"W
Soft Acrylic ink and 22K gold on watercolor paper 13.25"H x 17.25"W
Vessel Acrylic ink and 22K gold on watercolor paper 21"H x 21"W
Repetition in Red Acrylic ink and 22K gold on watercolor paper 23.5"H x 18.75"W
Night and Day Hand-cut Rives printmaking paper 24" x 24" framed
Before the Bite Acrylic ink and 22K gold on watercolor paper 16"H x 12"W framed
In My View Acrylic ink and 22K gold on watercolor paper 14.75"H x 11.75"W framed
P.I.G. II Acrylic ink and 23K gold on watercolor paper 12.25"H x 10.5"W framed
The Beginning of Everything Acrylic ink and sterling silver on watercolor paper 16.75"H x 18.75"W framed
Headless Black Acrylic ink and artificial silver on watercolor paper 10"H x 10"W Unframed
The End of Nothing Acrylic ink and sterling silver on watercolor paper 16.75"H x 18.75"W framed
Untitled Black Acrylic ink and artificial gold on watercolor paper 11"H x 11"W framed
Red Tail Acrylic ink and artificial gold on watercolor paper 9"H x 11"W framed
Untitled Blue Acrylic ink and artificial gold on watercolor paper 11"H x 11"W framed
Headless Red Acrylic ink and artificial gold on watercolor paper 9"H x 9"W framed
Headless Teal Acrylic ink and artificial gold on watercolor paper 11"H x 11"W framed
Greyscale Striking Acrylic ink and artificial gold on watercolor paper 11"H x 11"W framed
Infinite Blue Acrylic ink and artificial gold on watercolor paper 13"H x 13"W framed