Seeing Red Assemblage Series
Seeing Red Assemblage Series
Seeing Red Assemblage: Books
11 5/8" w x 38" h x 2" d
Books, encaustic, drawing, hardware, copper leaf on wood
Seeing Red Assemblage: Target
51" w x 12 1/4 h x 1 1/4" d
Encaustic, drawing, glass, found wood
Seeing Red Assemblage: Not Royalty
51"w x 12 1/4 h x 1 1/4"d
Encaustic, gold leaf, paint, drawing, glass, fur, found wood
Historic Preservation Assemblage Series
Clown Costume
28 1/2"w x 10 5/8" h
Encaustic, drawing, sewing pattern on painted wood
Felines
56 1/2"w x 10 5/8"h
Encaustic, drawing, paper on painted wood
Life of Wood
49 1/2" x 10 5/8"
Encaustic, drawing on paper, natural objects, found wood
Homage to Jasper Johns and My Cat
55 3/4"w x 11" h
Encaustic, drawing, woodburning, carving, paper, fur, found wood
Not Married to the House
60"w x 10 5/8"h
Encaustic, drawing, woodburning, 50s house elevations, oven knob, plastic lid, laminate, found wood
Dividing Lives
57"w x 10 5/8" h
Encaustic, drawing, accordion-door hardware and documentation, ceramic tile, paper, and wood
The Seeing Red Assemblage Series grew out of a need to respond to our frightening political situation. Playing with the double-entendre theme of "seeing red," I am revisiting some of the materials and methods from my Historic Preservation Series.
The Historic Preservation Series of constructed collages started when I went in search of a rigid surface to do encaustic painting on. I found salvaged boards in my shop, from the remodeling of my 1950s-era house, with wonderful layers of paint already on them. It took me years to come up with a use for these boards and when I did I realized I could not cover up the strata that communicated the passage of time and lives lived in my home. Since I have worked in a number of jobs for historic museums and archaeological sites, this is a natural outcome in my art.
These constructions feel a bit like a larger version of the “chest art” jewelry I made years ago, since they involve manipulating and arranging different materials, objects, and art media. From wood burning to carving and sawing, encaustic painting to drawing, these pieces make use of a variety of crafts. One of the main tools I've used is a radial arm saw my father bought in the 1960s. His skill as a craftsman and do-it-yourselfer and his love of tools had a profound effect on me and my two older brothers. I, however, was the one to inherit the precious DeWalt saw.