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Tea party on Bed
This artwork taps into the memory of being a child and experiencing a tea party on my bed. Dark turquoise plays a central role, as this was the color of my favorite crayon. Nostalgia encompasses this whole piece and moves and bends warping as it does with memory.
The Bed
​'The Bed’ captures the feeling of peacefully drifting off to sleep, bathed in tranquil blue. Everything curves and bends as if moving into the dreamtime. The bed itself is a replica of my own bed complete with my favorite Navajo blanket.
The Flowers are Dreaming
‘The Flowers are Dreaming’ portrays the story of Demeter and Persephone. The two cycladic figures represent Demeter and Persphone in a more abstract way with two corn-maidens flanking on both sides. People of the Cycladic islands had a strong connection to music which is why I referenced a record store called Ragin' records. Everything is alive and growing in this green world.
I Look at This World and Then into the Next
‘I Look at This World and Then into the Next’ is a meditative work on the futility of what we behold and what we hoard. The central figure is Cycladic, ancient and timeless in her abstraction. A glimpse of an iceberg both melting and freezing symbolizes the ever-changing climate and how impacted we are by nature's power. The past and present merge into one; only her gaze is constant.
Gobekli Tepi: Place of the Four Animals
Gobekli Tepi, an ancient site built around 9500 BCE was the first structural temple with massive stone T-shaped pillars in consecutive rings. It was built during the Younger Dryas, a period of extreme cold where the human population almost died off. This place would have felt like a sanctuary during this period where these ancient people must have felt incredible fear and turned towards the spiritual, seeking protection. The site was covered in carvings of four animals: fox, boar, vulture and feline.
Afternoon in Sequoia Forest
‘Afternoon in Sequoia Forest’ was painted in plein air at the Sequoia National Park. Light moves through the tree and on to the forest floor emitting a sense of warmth. In the large tree we see a black cavern, a place of quiet.
Sediment Communities
Sediment Communities exhibits Çatalhöyük, a 7500 BCE site, the first settlements, a proto city. The thawing of the Younger Dryas, which was a period of intense cold, created vast fertile wetlands where humans could recuperate and flourish. In this settlement agriculture was born and we see the birth of pottery and storage of grain. The central matriarchal figure looks to an opening in the skies, a symbol of hope.
Lorestan: Master of the Animals
This piece highlights the beauty of the artwork of the Lorestan culture against the backdrop of Iran’s Zagros mountains. The intricate work was made of metal and depicts a composite of animals as divine beings. A common Lorestan motif was the master of the animals showing a person surrounded by fierce animals. The orange cat represented here is our neighbor’s cat Mango.
Subterranean Shrine
‘Subterranean Shrine’ portrays the occult Roman-Iranian God Mithras and his killing of the cosmic bull. The central statue depicts Mithras who is headless- his head replaced by a shining mushroom. Swirling around is a red room filled with objects of antiquity. Just past the Mithras statue there is a lower level, a hint of something underground and hidden where the devotees would worship their god in this subterranean shrine.
Magic Flight
‘Magic Flight’ displays intricate gold artwork from the Scythian people. These ancient nomads worshiped fire and had a common ancestor to the ancient Iranians that brought Hinduism to India, Zoroastrianism and even influenced Norse Mythology. Their art depicted an animal cosmology where predatory animals would have been seen as a kind of demon, deer occupying the middle realm and birds, the most sacred, akin to the angels. Gold was often associated with fire as both glow in bright colors; the gold here captures the colors of fire.