Iris
Iris (Floriography) pulp painting, 22×30”
The iris recalls childhood memories of my walks home from school. I would appropriate flowers from back alleys in my neighbourhood.
Iris was the Greek Goddess of the rainbow. She traveled on rainbows to deliver messages between gods and mortals, often seen as a bridge between heaven and earth.
Poppy
Poppy (Floriography), pulp painting, 22×30”
Poppies represent death and eternal life. They are also associated with beauty and magic.
In the film TheWizard of Oz while on their way to Emerald City, Dorothy, Toto, and the Cowardly Lion fall into a deep supernatural sleep in a poisoned poppy field. They wake when Glinda the Good Witch summons magical snow in the middle of summer.
Infinite shades of green
Infinite shades of green (Floriography), pulp painting, 22×30”
Green with envy, She’s so “green”, Its’s not easy being green, the grass is always greener on the other side. What shade are you?
Black heart
Black heart (Floriography), pulp painting
Inspired by mushroom picking; ink caps have rapid autodigestion and turn into inky black liquid within hours of maturity. The species is primarily male.
Everything is coming up roses
Everything is coming up roses (Floriography), pulp painting.
Hot Mess
Hot Mess (Floriography), 26” diameter
Pulp
My current project is titled Floriography - the secret language of flowers. It is about memory. These art works are made from paper pulp. There are many materials integrated into the matrices: old art work (prints), doilies, matt board, abaca-cotton-hemp-wood linters, pigment, t-shirts, flocking, crushed sea shells, dirt, hair, rose petals, bio-glitter, mica powder, and spices. The process of creating these pulp based relief works is playful and exploratory, the foundation of material studies in the studio.