Work samples

  • zinnias and zig zags
    zinnias and zig zags
    4"x 4" collage photographic prints
  • tote bag and test tile
    tote bag and test tile
    gouache on paper 8" x 8"
  • Drawing Cluster 21
    Drawing Cluster 21
    various drawing materials 70" x 68"
  • Natural Color (detail)
    Natural Color (detail)
    Detail of Natural Color sculpture. gouache on various found nuts and seeds.

About Christine

Baltimore County

Working across media Christine Buckton Tillman makes work stemming from collected imagery and objects. She counts advertising, algorithms, color, celebrations, display, parties, print media, and Natural History Museums as her main influences.

She has Midwest roots- earning  her BA at Coe College and her MFA from the University of Iowa. She lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Chroma

Chroma is an ongoing collaboration between myself and Oakland Artist Lisa Solomon. We crowd source small colorful objects and arrange them by color.
  • Chroma
    Chroma
    (in collaboration with Lisa Solomon) Thousands of crowd sourced colorful objects installed by color at Gallery CA 2015
  • Chroma (detail)
    Chroma (detail)
    (in collaboration with Lisa Solomon) Thousands of crowd sourced colorful objects installed by color at Gallery CA 2015
  • Chroma (detail)
    Chroma (detail)
    (in collaboration with Lisa Solomon) Thousands of crowd sourced colorful objects installed by color at Gallery CA 2015
  • Chroma
    Chroma
    (in collaboration with Lisa Solomon) Thousands of crowd sourced colorful objects installed by color at Rare Device in San Franscisco 2016
  • Chroma (detail)
    Chroma (detail)
    (in collaboration with Lisa Solomon) Thousands of crowd sourced colorful objects installed by color at Rare Device in San Francisco 2016
  • Chroma (detail)
    Chroma (detail)
    (in collaboration with Lisa Solomon) Thousands of crowd sourced colorful objects installed by color at Rare Device in San Francisco 2016
  • Chroma
    Chroma
    24" x 24" found objects on acrylic (comission)
  • Chroma
    Chroma
    (in collaboration with Lisa Solomon) Hundreds of crowd sourced colorful objects installed by color in a private collection 2019
  • Chroma (detail)
    Chroma (detail)
    (in collaboration with Lisa Solomon) Hundreds of crowd sourced colorful objects installed by color in a private collection 2019
  • Chroma
    Chroma
    (in collaboration with Lisa Solomon) Thousands of crowd sourced colorful objects installed by color at The Wharf in Washington DC 2017

Fabric Clusters

Large clusters made of fabric. These refrece domestic textile patterning and household fabric useage.
  • coverlet 7
    coverlet 7
    dye sublimation on fabric and vintage napkin, safety pins 46” x 56”
  • coverlet 8
    coverlet 8
    vintage handkerchief, dye sublimation print, fabric dye on velvet, and safety pins, 54” x 48”.
  • coverlet 4
    coverlet 4
    silkscreen, dye sublimation on fabric, fabric dye on velvet, and safety pins 50” x 42”
  • coverlet 3
    coverlet 3
    dye sublimation on fabric, ink, gouache, and dye on vintage napkins, and vintage handkerchiefs, safety pins 56” x 52”
  • coverlet 5
    coverlet 5
    dye sublimation on fabric, vintage napkin, fabric dye on velvet, and safety pins 36” x 36”
  • coverlet 2
    coverlet 2
    dye sublimation on fabric and vintage napkin, safety pins 62” x 42”
  • coverlet 1
    coverlet 1
    silkscreen, dye sublimation on fabric, gouache and ink on vintage napkin, safety pins 50” x 42”
  • coverlet 6
    coverlet 6
    dye sublimation on fabric, fabric dye on velvet, vintage handkerchief, safety pins 54” x 42”
  • coverlet 9
    coverlet 9
    vintage handkerchief, dye sublimation print, embroidery on vintage napkin, fabric dye on velvet, and safety pins, 37” x 38”
  • coverlet 10
    coverlet 10
    dye sublimation print, fabric dye on velvet, embroidery on vintage napkin, and safety pins, 34” x 36”

Collages

Small photo collages made from Walgreens photo prints from my Instagram.
  • rings and confetti
    rings and confetti
    4" x 4" Photographic collage
  • snowglobe and silkscreen
    snowglobe and silkscreen
    4" x 4" Photographic collage
  • tote bag and test tile
    tote bag and test tile
    4" x 4" Photographic collage
  • hand and thread
    hand and thread
    4" x 4" photographic collage
  • thread and fabric
    thread and fabric
    4" x 4" Photographic collage
  • confetti and pencils
    confetti and pencils
    4" x 4" Photographic collage
  • balloons and bookshelf
    balloons and bookshelf
    4" x 4" Photographic collage
  • balloons and mold a rama
    balloons and mold a rama
    4" x 4" Photographic collage
  • tiger and terrarium
    tiger and terrarium
    4" x 4" Photographic collage
  • zinnias and zig zags
    zinnias and zig zags
    4" x 4" collaged photographs

Collage Paintings

Small scale square gouache drawings based on photographic collages based on my Instagram Photos
  • tote bag and test tile
    tote bag and test tile
    8" x 8" gouache on paper
  • bunting and betty cooke
    bunting and betty cooke
    8" x 8" gouache on paper
  • zinnias and zig zags
    zinnias and zig zags
    8" x 8" gouache on paper
  • stripes and streamers
    stripes and streamers
    8" x 8" gouache on paper
  • pencils and confetti
    pencils and confetti
    8" x 8" gouache on paper
  • petals and pedestal
    petals and pedestal
    8" x 8" gouache on paper
  • bricks and sky lines
    bricks and sky lines
    8" x 8" gouache on paper
  • balloons and box
    balloons and box
    8" x 8" gouache on paper
  • greenhouse and gradient
    greenhouse and gradient
    8" x 8" gouache on paper
  • magnets and array
    magnets and array
    8" x 8" gouache on paper

Drawing Clusters

I organize and exhibit my drawings in clusters so they have conversations with eachother.
  • Drawing Cluster 22
    Drawing Cluster 22
    various drawing materials 62" x 65"
  • Drawing Cluster 21
    Drawing Cluster 21
    various drawing materials 62" x 68"
  • Drawing Cluster 20
    Drawing Cluster 20
    various drawing materials 67" x 62"
  • Drawing Cluster 19
    Drawing Cluster 19
    various drawing materials 70" x 68"
  • Drawing Cluster 18
    Drawing Cluster 18
    various drawing materials 58" x 60"
  • Drawing Cluster 16
    Drawing Cluster 16
    various drawing materials 51" x 52"
  • Drawing Cluster 13
    Drawing Cluster 13
    various drawing materials and photograph 40" x 48"
  • Drawing Cluster 11
    Drawing Cluster 11
    various drawing materials 44" x 30"
  • Drawing Cluster 10
    Drawing Cluster 10
    various drawing materials 40" x 48"
  • Drawing Cluster 9
    Drawing Cluster 9

Party Drawings

In my drawings I play with color, and imagery relating to pattern, fake nature, and celebrations.
  • kaleidoscope party
    kaleidoscope party
    12" x 16" gouache on paper
  • blue streamers
    blue streamers
    18" x 24" gouache and ink on paper
  • kaleidoscope party
    kaleidoscope party
    gouache on paper 18" x 24"
  • kaleidoscope party
    kaleidoscope party
    gouache on paper 18" x 24"
  • kaleidoscope party
    kaleidoscope party
    gouache on paper 8" x 8"
  • kaleidoscope party
    kaleidoscope party
    gouache on paper 7" x 10"
  • kaleidoscope party
    kaleidoscope party
    gouache on paper 11" x 14"
  • five gloomy balloons
    five gloomy balloons
    ink on paper 18" x 24"
  • gloomy balloon
    gloomy balloon
    18" x 24" ink on paper
  • gloomy balloon
    gloomy balloon
    18" x 24" ink on paper

Sculpture

My sculptural work uses shifts in materials to explore celebrations and our relationship to the natural world.

  • natural color (detail)
    natural color (detail)
    hand painted found natural objects
  • natural color
    natural color
    hand painted found natural objects 30" x 70"
  • natural color
    natural color
    handpainted found natural objects 30" x 70" x 40"
  • patchwork plaid (detail)
    patchwork plaid (detail)
    handwoven mylar party streamers and magnets
  • patchwork plaid
    patchwork plaid
    handwoven mylar party streamers on woodgrain folding table 30" x 70" x 36"
  • clay paper chain
    clay paper chain
    ceramic life sized
  • clay paper chain (detail)
    clay paper chain (detail)
    ceramic life sized
  • party hat
    party hat
    ceramic life sized
  • party hat
    party hat
    ceramic life sized

Prints

The Tillmans keep a silkscreen studio in our basement. Printmaking has and will continue to be a part of my studio practice.
  • confetti print blue
    confetti print blue
    silkscreen monoprint 13" x 19"
  • confetti print red
    confetti print red
    silkscreen monoprint 13" x 19"
  • confetti print green
    confetti print green
    silkscreen monoprint 13" x 19"
  • confetti print CMY
    confetti print CMY
    silkscreen monoprint 13" x 19"
  • confetti print olive
    confetti print olive
    silkscreen monoprint 13" x 19"
  • chroma poster lime green blue purple
    chroma poster lime green blue purple
    silkscreen posters made for Chroma San Francisco
  • chroma poster red pink orange
    chroma poster red pink orange
    silkscreen posters made for Chroma San Francisco
  • chroma poster monoprint
    chroma poster monoprint
    silkscreen posters made for Chroma San Francisco
  • chroma poster monoprint
    chroma poster monoprint
    silkscreen posters made for Chroma San Francisco