Maps, nests, economics

For whosoever has plenty, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever has not, from him shall be taken away even what he has.

- Matthew 13:12

Maps are simply a visual representation of the demographic resources of an area. The larger nests contain more maps or more resources and the smaller ones not being as fortunate. The large central map nests are being wound from a series of smaller nests that surround it. Many people read it as the smaller nests as having been spawned from the larger ones, but actually it is the opposite, I am not sure how to install it so that becomes clear. This is a comment on wealth and the economic struggles that create even a larger monetary divide between the rich and the poor.

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Grief 1

Charcoal and graphite on BFK, 22x30

#3

OK. This is my third of this current series which I have decided to name "States of Unrest". The individual pieces don't have names. This one seems to be one part aggression, one part yawn, one part blow-up doll. Any feedback is appreciated! Woo! Party on. Make it big! 14x24, charcoal on BFK.

Quilt

This is a love story. Quilt 65x80 This piece is a very personal exploration of intimacy and the body. I am taking a very traditional object (a quilt) and incorporating some very personal items that are related closely to the body of someone I am close to. I guess the reason I made this a quilt is to relate the comfort I feel around this person to an object created for comfort. It also has to do with the nature of romantic relationships in that sometimes it is uncomfortable or feels un-powerful to admit how much power someone(a man) might have over you (or me) and I feel creating such a historically female piece about this phenomenon allows one to take a little power back. I am also very drawn to the relationship of the body to the things that bodies interact with or within and the relationship between those things. For me blankets have become a type of architecture, and beds are a very intimate type of architecture, in concept and in practice. Quilt (I need a better name for this) 65...

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