ENDANGERED SPACES
2005-2008, Selected Works
The impact of urbanization and climate change on the environment affected the evolution of my work. Plastic bags, the wind-driven discards of the modern era, were literally everywhere from population centers spreading outward to the remotest corners of the Great Basin. I began collecting them in earnest and upcycling them into my work. Amazingly, it would take until 2016 for California to ban single-use plastic bags, and in Nevada will not be banned until 2022. The need for greater detail and color accuracy pushed the use of acrylic paint. The resulting realism of this series rests on layers of acrylic paint over soil and plastic bags.
Job’s Peak | 24” x 24” | mixed media: acrylics, plastic bags, soil | 2005
Carson Valley Open Space | 24” x 18" | mixed media: acrylics, plastic bags, soil | 2006
Sierra Wave, North Carson City | 24” x 18” | mixed media: acrylics, plastic bags, soil | 2006
Threatened Space, Carson River Valley | 24" x 36" | mixed media: acrylics, plastic bags, soil | 2008
View from the Ahwahnee Postcard Rack | 24” x 30” | mixed media: acrylics, plastic bags, soil, gold leaf | 2008
Caughlin Ranch Subdivision | 40” x 30” | mixed media: acrylics, plastic bags, soil | 2008
Sand Harbor on a Busy Day | 38” x 38” | mixed media: acrylics, plastic bags, soil | 2008
Washoe Lake Under Development | 32"x38" | mixed media: Acrylics on plastic bags and soil | 2007