home/body
This series of works explores the metaphor of the home as a body, and the body as a home through miniature. Each room represents a different area of the self: the bedroom is the head, the heart is the hearth, and the basement is the bowels.
the head
Balsa wood, acrylic paint, found yarn, embroidery floss, wood glue, scrapbook paper, found fabric, wood stain, foam, beads, toothpicks, floral wire, craft wire, masking tape, broken CD, paper clay, vellum, modified found objects
the heart
Balsa wood, acrylic paint, embroidery floss, wood glue, scrapbook paper, deconstructed suede and leather purses, foam board, wood stain, foam, printed family photos, floral wire, broken CD, paper clay, modified found objects
the bowels
Balsa wood, acrylic paint, wood glue, found fabric, toilet paper, wood stain, foam, sewing pins, whittled toothpicks, tin foil, paintbrush hairs, cardboard, floral wire, craft wire, masking tape, paper clay, vellum, modified found objects