11 June 2010
01 June 2010
BFA Thesis Show - May 2010
Laverne Krause, North Wing Gallery View. University of Oregon.
Scarf Collage (etchings, photocopies, color pencils)
Etchings
Etchings (with cut out areas)
Eddie Dew (graphite, color pencil, paper)
George Houston (chalk pastel, paper)
**Photographs taken by David Homer. http://www.flickr.com/photos/falling_leaves/
16 February 2010
Tattoo Book, pg. 1 & Artist Statement
Work in progress.
Artist Statement - March 2010
I am deeply attracted to non-western or “tribal” tattoos and simultaneously I politically oppose the cultural appropriation of these designs by westerners such as myself. It is this paradox, of loving what I am politically against, that has motivated me to create a piece of art to express my complex relationship with non-western tattoos.
To do this, I started collecting images of non-western tattoos and designs, specifically images that might reveal this complex paradox. Two examples of this can be found in my final tattoo book: 1) a tattoo of two mud flap girls above a Maori design and 2) a tattoo of a three-leaf clover within a Maori design. After selecting the specific tattoos I wanted to work with I sketched the tattoos, transferred them onto copper plates, and used a combination of etching and aquatint to create the images. I then printed each copper plate and bound them together to create a book. In order to further this exploration and push it into a state of grotesqueness and beautiful obsession, I drew, painted, cut, sewed, and collaged into the book, whereupon I arrived at the Tattoo Book.
Creating this book has become a way for me to indulge in my love of these cultural appropriated designs, a way for me to give myself permission to enjoy the patterns, lines, and shapes of these tattoos within the confines of an art piece. I have given myself permission to put aside my politics for a brief moment in order to embrace the part of me that truly loves non-western tattoos for their beauty.
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