The Thread & Nails installations are installed by throwing the objects rather violently at the wall. This chaotic method of installation reflects our inability to control natural phenomenon in spite of our scientific efforts to recreate and harness biological organisms. The objects are made using barbed carpet tacks tied or welded into clusters that are indicative of many patterns in nature, such as thorns or fish spines which are used by organisms for protection – to repel intruders in a hostile environment. The sculptures resemble microorganisms, pollen, spores and creatures which have the power to affect our physical well-being.

I paint images of insects, skin, fossils and other natural surfaces using beeswax, sediment, ashes, acrylic and raw pigments. Many of these pieces are preserved or captured in a fragile state of disintegration, like fossils. The action of layering sediments and pigments is similar to natural formations and geologic structures slowly formed over time.