Stuffed Paintings
Microcosm, 2014, Oil and acrylic on mattress, 50 x 80”
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Flower Girl, 2015, Acrylic on sewn and fiber stuffed Moroccan fabric, 24 x 12 x 8”
Dance of the Celebrants, 2011, Oil on sewn and fiber stuffed canvas, 4 x 3 x 1”
Flower Eater, 2011, Oil on sewn and fiber stuffed canvas, 4 x 2 x 1”
Three Windows, 2011, Oil on sewn and fiber stuffed canvas, 4 x 3 x 1”
Repose, 2011, Oil on sewn and fiber stuffed canvas, 5 x 3 x 1”
Wheelchair, 2011, Oil on sewn and fiber stuffed canvas, 4 x 3 x 1”
Two Beds, 2011, Oil on sewn and fiber stuffed canvas, 4 x 3 x 1”
Twin Asylums, 2011, O Oil on sewn and fiber stuffed canvas, 4 x 3 x 1” Each
Mother and Child, 2011, Oil on sewn and fiber stuffed canvas, 3 x 5 x 1”
White Wedding, 2005, Oil on sewn and fiber stuffed canvas, 25 x 15 x 6”
Gift of God, 2005, Oil on sewn and fiber stuffed canvas, 15 x 25 x 6”
Taxidermy, 2005, Oil on sewn and fiber stuffed canvas, 20 x 24 x 8”
Madonna and Child of the Leap, 2005, Oil on sewn and fiber stuffed canvas, 25 x 13 x 5”
Gone Missing, 2005, Oil on sewn and fiber stuffed canvas, 12 x 12 x 4”
Little Helper, 2006, Acrylic, marker on sewn and fiber stuffed canvas, 8 x 22 x 6”
Self-Portrait as Lucy, 2006, Acrylic, marker on sewn and fiber stuffed canvas, 8 x 6 x 2”
Stuffed Paintings - In these pieces, I make figural silhouettes out of canvas, which I stuff with cotton and sew. I then paint narratives on the facades of each form. Each stuffed painting is a hybrid character, which embodies conflicts, losses and connections between childhood and adult lives.