marching on the wall

swim lane line discs - painted black- 1092 discs

empty wooden spools of thread representing the women/men. they all start out unsullied and fresh- fire does terrible things to materials including humans. do we as a culture need our clothing so cheap that we accept the deaths of people to achieve it? the partial list is of some of the biggest factory fires in the last 100+ years

repurposed spools,computer keys, metal

repurposed dvd holders, everyday objects

in the western culture black is the colour of mourning -drowning is the leading cause of unintentional injury/death worldwide -highest rate amongst children under 14 -everyday in the u.s. approx 10 people drown/2 are children under 14 -fatal drowning for african american children 5-14 is almost 3x that of white children -males drown approx 4xs the rate of females -drowning is silent -if you call yell you are not drowning materials- swimming pool lane line discs in 52 wooden boxes-1 for each week of the year

taking over the studio floor

ready to install

just the start

french cleat attachment

prototype assembled with the bare new boxes waiting to be filled

after cutting all the plywood for boxes- 52 boxes total

various orientations for boxes

another view of the same 25"x25"x15"

how much steel can be woven and manipulated in the nest form and stay true as a nest and as steel. conduit,rods, rebar, barbed wire,fencing,electrical cords.....

side

again all copper but not manipulated colour wise small 4"x 3"x3.5"

things stereo-typically associated with women- knitting needles, sewing machine part, typewriter bits , brass scrubbing wool....... 15'x15"x7"

all copper manipulated using vinegar , salt and heat to bump down colour 3"x7"x2.5"

using as many springs as possible, clock springs, typewriter springs, tape measure springs, curtain rod springs.......

top view 26"x25"x15"

how big could i go and still have a coherent nest pipe,tubing,wire,door locks ...as much copper as i could find

3rd piece of triptych several months later - still nine squarish shapes, still nine buttons but the landscape and everything else is very different - as it is. materials- antique buttons, paper, thread

2nd part of triptych a representation of what the accident felt like at the moment it was happening materials- thread, paper

1st part of the triptych i made after my auto accident- 9 antique buttons, 9 squares tidy and neat- materials various papers, handmade,antique, machine made

reading the booklets evidentially one was not supposed to do anything to the sewing machine or it would void the warranty . sounds like a current day computer product. materials- handmade paper, ribbon, instruction booklets book jacket........

just had so much fun seeing how much orange could i find and put together materials- painted paper, plastic envelope, origami paper, water barrier film.....

i loved the 1930's sewing machine instruction booklet very strongly saying 'never oil your machine' one of the last pages very small states' add oil from time to time' materials- thread, handmade/painted paper, origami paper, tyvek, instruction booklet pages....

materials- sandpaper,instruction booklet, watch insides,thread, handmade paper.....

i just loved the book spine and the rest fell into place materials- tyvek, plastic mailing envelope, instruction booklet from the 30's, handmade paper.....

this was built around the eco product cup protector- i found on the ground - but hey it's an eco product so that's okay. materials- anitque paper, handmade paper , bark....

materials include -sandpaper, handmade paper , japanese book cover,instruction booklet paper....

finished work

materials that came out of my late mentor's studio- this is a very special piece. she was a printmaker- her small wooden ink slab is included-the ink is still sticky,slide carousal,formica blanks,sewing machine flywheel, scale gauge,butter stamp,barbell,telephone earpiece.....

heater cap,brake rotor,lamp base,tire,flywheel,wax can,door knob workings,gears,lightsocket......

antique pie pan,cheery spinning wheel hub, CDs,tinker toys,silk bobbin,hand made glass beads........

brake rotor, wagon tire,xmas tree stand,saw blades,bobbins,telephone handset,gears......