LETTERS FROM A FRAGILE PLANET
2008-2012 Selected Works
Global ecology, responsibility and balanced solutions are exemplified in this series which also marks the end of the use of recycled plastic in my work.The amalgamation process had become dangerous and was emitting too many hydrocarbons into the atmosphere – making me a bigger part of the problem!In 2010, I began a gradual retreat from art-making that lasted nearly seven years.In search of equilibrium, I spent the ensuing years designing and building a wildlife sanctuary of stone, soil and native plants on our two acres in northern Nevada.
Degree of Spin | 24” x 18” | mixed media: plastic bags, pie plate, soil and paint | 2008
Solar Energy Wheel | 24” x 18” | mixed media: plastic bags, pie plate | soil and paint | 2009
Wind Energy Wheel | 24” x 18” | mixed media: plastic bags, pie plate, soil and paint | 2009
Water Energy Wheel | 24” x 18” | mixed media: plastic bags, pie plate, soil and paint | 2009
Geothermal Energy Wheel | 24” x 18” | mixed media: plastic bags, pie plate | soil and paint | 2009
Primary Grain: Corn | 24” x 18” | mixed media: plastic bags, pie plate, soil and paint | 2010
Primary Grain: Rice | 24” x 18” | mixed media: plastic bags, pie plate, soil and paint | 2010
Primary Grain: Wheat | 24” x 18” | mixed media: plastic bags, pie plate, soil and paint | 2010
Brad Rock | 10’ x 3’ on 30’-wide spiral base | black granite monolith | Minden, NV | 2012
Reshaping the Planet | mixed media | up-cycled plastic bags, and soil | 24"x 18" | 2008