INVESTIGATIONS OF SUBURBIA (2010-2013)

After living abroad from 2008 to 2009, I returned home to view my upbringing through an entirely new lens; I had gained a distinct comprehension and criticism of the world from which I came. I began to search for a sense of belonging, purpose, and larger cultural identity in the expanse of vapid, pristine subdivisions of my hometown. I turned my focus to the structures of suburbia – the homes, the fences, the cul-de-sacs – to examine how those structures seep into our subconscious and affect our modes of thinking and living, and how our humanness seeps back into them.

Cul-de-Sacs, cotton, flour, water, 7" x 9½ to 14" x 5½" (individual houses), 2012-2013 — Cul-de-Sacs, cotton, flour, water, 7" x 9½ to 14" x 5½" (individual houses), 2012-2013

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Eight Exterior Color Choices for the CountrySide Subdivision, dyed cotton, 19" x 36" (individual dresses), 2013 — Eight Exterior Color Choices for the CountrySide Subdivision, dyed cotton, 19" x 36" (individual dresses), 2013

Suburban Growth, digital prints (SLS, glass, paint, flocking, skin), 2013 — Suburban Growth, digital prints (SLS, glass, paint, flocking, skin), 2013

Untitled Tracings, graphite on vellum, 2013 — Untitled Tracings, graphite on vellum, 2013

Suburbanite's Reliquary, brass, driveway asphalt, glass, silver, nickel silver, 2" x 1" x ½" (locket), 2011 — Suburbanite's Reliquary, brass, driveway asphalt, glass, silver, nickel silver, 2" x 1" x ½" (locket), 2011

Good Fences, copper, cast resin, turf, painted wood, wooden toys from my mother, 4½" x 4½" x 2", 2010 — Good Fences, copper, cast resin, turf, painted wood, wooden toys from my mother, 4½" x 4½" x 2", 2010

Good Fences, copper, cast resin, turf, painted wood, wooden toys from my mother, 4½" x 4½" x 2", 2010 — Good Fences, copper, cast resin, turf, painted wood, wooden toys from my mother, 4½" x 4½" x 2", 2010

It's a Great Neighborhood, cast plastic, spray paint, flocking, concrete, copper, brass, acrylic sheet, 1¾" x 5" x 10", 2013 — It's a Great Neighborhood, cast plastic, spray paint, flocking, concrete, copper, brass, acrylic sheet, 1¾" x 5" x 10", 2013

Detritus, organza, upholstery tacks, unused remnants of other works, 20" x 12" x 8", 2012-2013 — Detritus, organza, upholstery tacks, unused remnants of other works, 20" x 12" x 8", 2012-2013

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