FAMILY TREES (2012-2017)

After living abroad in Barcelona, Spain, for a year, I returned home searching for a sense of belonging, purpose, and larger cultural identity in the expanse of vapid, pristine cul-de-sacs of my hometown. Feeling a distinct emptiness in that space, I looked to my ancestry and developed a fascination with my great-grandparents' immigration from Italy, their establishment of a family farm operated by their twelve children, and the enormous ever-expanding lineage of which I am a part.

Attachment to Place, laser cut wood, nickel silver, stainless steel, 60" x 6" x ½", 2012 — Attachment to Place, laser cut wood, nickel silver, stainless steel, 60" x 6" x ½", 2012

Cecarelli & Sons, nickel silver, brass, stainless steel, seeds, glass, photos, 15" x 5½" x ⅝", 2012 — Cecarelli & Sons, nickel silver, brass, stainless steel, seeds, glass, photos, 15" x 5½" x ⅝", 2012

Blue Collar Medal, used clothing, brass, copper, nickel silver, stainless steel, 5" x 4¼" x ½", 2012 — Blue Collar Medal, used clothing, brass, copper, nickel silver, stainless steel, 5" x 4¼" x ½", 2012

Ode to Noni, cotton, thread, needle, brass, stainless steel, 3⅝" x 2½" x ¼", 2013 — Ode to Noni, cotton, thread, needle, brass, stainless steel, 3⅝" x 2½" x ¼", 2013

Dear Mom, brass, sterling silver, wood, photos of my mother, spray paint, 4" x 2¾" x ¼", 2017 — Dear Mom, brass, sterling silver, wood, photos of my mother, spray paint, 4" x 2¾" x ¼", 2017

You and I, laser cut acrylic sheet, gold leaf, monofilament, brass, steel cable, 6½" x 3½" x 1½", 2012 — You and I, laser cut acrylic sheet, gold leaf, monofilament, brass, steel cable, 6½" x 3½" x 1½", 2012

Untitled Tracings, graphite on vellum, 3" x 4" (each tracing), 2013 — Untitled Tracings, graphite on vellum, 3" x 4" (each tracing), 2013

TRACES

LITTLE BOXES

SUBURBAN GROWTH SERIES

SUBURBAN GROWTH SERIES

INVESTIGATIONS OF SUBURBIA

INVESTIGATIONS OF SUBURBIA

A LINEAGE

FAMILY TREES

PERFORMED HOUSES

PERFORMED HOUSES

RECLAIMING THE SOUVENIR

RECLAIMING THE SOUVENIR

EMBROIDERY & ETCHING

EMBROIDERY & ETCHING