Visual Poems
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Cosmology: Variations
acrylic & ink on page (cosmology text, ~8" x 5", 2017
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Cosmology: Giggle
ink & acrylic on page (cosmology text), ~8" x 5", 2017
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Cosmology: Jumped Outa My Skin
acrylic & ink on page (cosmology text), ~8"x5", 2017
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Cosmology: Sands of Time
acrylic c & ink on page (cosmology text), ~8"x5", 2017
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Destiny
acrylic & ink on page, ~8" x 5", 2017
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A Moment
Ink & acrylic on memoir page, 8" x 5"
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Time
8" x 5", acrylic on textbook page
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Wake Up
Ink & acrylic on memoir page, 8" x 5"
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Luminous
SOLD ~8"x 5", acrylic on textbook page
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How Far Above
~8" x 5", acrylic on page from physics textbook
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Each Acts in Strength
acrylic & pencil on textbook page, 8" x 5.5", 2016
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Vessel
Acrylic & ink on page, 8" x5"
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Through Air
7" x 4 1/2", 2015
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Air in a Room
acrylic & ink on textbook page, 7"x4 1/2", 2015
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Liberated Liberated
Completed after visiting the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh. In Southeast Asian culture pins on a black cloth symbolize mourning. Ink & acrylic on textbook page, 7" x 4 1/2", 2015
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Pass Through Light
Created after visiting Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh. Ink & acrylic on textbook page, 7" x 4 1/2", 2015.
While in Cambodia on an art residency I started working on my Visual Poem series which incorporates my interests in painting and poetry. These artworks use the "found poem" format, a literary equivalent of the collage. Popular with Surrealists of the early 20th century, the "found poem" is a way of tapping into the subconscious. I explore themes of resilience, place and mystery in this altered book series. I originally began the series using a 1930s physics textbook, a remnant of a former life when I analyzed bubble chamber film for a living. Continuing to primarily use science-based books as source material I use ink and paint to isolate poetic phrases on the page. My color choices become important in highlighting the mood of each "poem." These altered book works, while aesthetically resilient and thematically interrelated, are highly subjective and unfiltered assemblages of personal memory.