afterlife anatomy: taxidermy

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Fauna and Flora - Thesis Art Show

My thesis show was on display from December 7-11, 2012, at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art in New Paltz NY. It took 4 1/2 years but I am finally graduating. The work in this album took a year for me to create.. going through trial and error to finally execute everything as I envisioned them in my head. The death masks are symbolic of remembrance and were a way for me to document some of the animals I work with. The coyote and deer display the cyclical connection between life and death and growth from decomposition; displaying mosses and ferns growing from the bellies of the animals. The word cannulated references cannulated cows or cows with windows in them. Cannulation is a process in which surgical incisions are made into the cow's stomach in order to study the animal's digestion. It is commonly done at colleges and universities with agricultural studies programs. Recreating this process in my own way, I was able to create an internalized structure to house the mosses and ferns. Literally having it growing and thriving inside the mounted animals.

Friday, July 6, 2012

animal show at pterodactyl gallery in philadelphia, PA.

my piece for the animal show at pterodactyl gallery in philadelphia, pa. it is a deer with a peephole in its chest. you are drawn in by bird and wind sounds coming from the deer, and flickers of light peering out from the peephole. you look inside to watch a video. the video was done as a collaboration between me and a friend.

if any of you guys live in or near philadelphia, pa, you should definitely come out to this; even though they spelled my name wrong haha. attempted to fix it on photoshop.

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

woolf wip

wolf head is almost finished.. it was a surprise gift for my boyfriend but i got too excited and ruined the surprise haha. he is an artist and paints so that is why it has a brush in its mouth and is mounted on a custom made oak painters palette. the coyote still needs his finishing touches too!