A tall bed of welded steel rod. A mattress of cotton 'ticking' filled with 80lbs birdseed. I was curious to see how this piece would change over the duration of the exhibit (one month)

Padded Cell was an installation in a storage container situated in lot 14 of Towson University.
The entry took the viewer straight into a small compartment where they were surrounded by 'fat cells'. Each 'cell' consisted of a water filled bag covered with damp salami skin. As the skin dried it tightened around the bag and gave it an engorged look.
The musty odor of the materials and the container, and the confined space gave an organic, claustrophobic atmosphere.
The installation was open for two hours each evening after sunset and lit only by small solar powered lights.
Medium: wood, water filled bags, salami skins, paint and solar lights

This project is ongoing and based on the weight unit of one stone (14lb).
Each piece uses salami skin and other materials including fat.
Each piece with fat has 14lb of fat. Pieces with scales have the scale fixed at 14lb.

Because of my interest in change, whether changes in bodies or materials, I began thinking about pollinators. How their simple movements affect us all so greatly.
I began making oversized and undersized habitats with a combination of materials. Wood with pvc, steel with bamboo, 3-d printings with steel, copper, brass.