Rose Quartz Weighted Blanket, 2022
weaving, 55x30x5 inches, made with upcycled vintage velour pants and pierced with rose quartz towers.
In Rose Quartz Weighted Blanket, I sardonically speak to the bizarre mythologies associated with these pink crystals, specifically their alleged power to ‘draw in’ love, open the heart chakra, and spark romance, etc. However, I turn this association on its head by making the blanket an object of defense, with crystals pointed outward to deter advances from untoward lovers.
Some installation views of Rose Quartz Weighted Blanket are from “Pink” at Arts Warehouse in Delray Beach, 2023. Exhibition Catalogue here and press of the show can be found here. Photos by Alex Herrera, Dana Donaty, and Melanie Brewster. Other installation views are from “New Ways of Doing Things” at SVA Chelsea Gallery, 2023.
A(r)mor for a Broken Heart, 2023
handwoven vest, 20x20x8 inches, made with upcycled velour pants, vintage silver chains, and pierced with rose quartz towers.
Evil Eye Cleansing Tent, 2023
Evil Eye Cleansing Tent, 2023, sculpture, 40 x 40 x 44 inches
Indigo dyed cotton canvas, glass and handmade ceramic eyes, upcycled fabrics, glass evil eyes, projected light
Eyes 4 U, 2023, video, 4 minutes, 43 seconds
Activation of evil eye cleansing tent.
Queer Candle Magic, 2022
Queer Candle Magic, 2022, stop motion video, 24 seconds
Made from stills of a nearly two hour video of a candle melting on my head. Music sampled/edited from Fever Ray’s When I Grow Up.
Palo Santo, Take Me Away!!, 2022
Mask made of palo santo, incense culled from the bursera graveolens, which grows in Central and South America.
Palo Santo, Take Me Away!!, 2022, video, 2 minutes and 20 seconds.
Video shot in collaboration with interdisciplinary artist Shayna Strype during her residency at SVA in July 2022.
Soothing Eye Mask, 2022
Just a soothing eye mask and a warm bath, 2022, stop motion video, continuous loop
Plant Mom, 2022
Plant mom performance and documentation, photographs, 24x24 and 24x30 inches, respectively.