Work samples
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Mrs L. Climbs the Ladder2025
Acrylic, paper clay, wood, resin, found materials, light
62”12”x20”
This work is part self-portrait, part personal narrative, and also an allegory of transformation through the creative process. As a self-portrait, it represents over 30 years of experience on extension ladders painting houses. As a semi-fictionalization of a personal narrative, it is a memory of our former customer, Mrs. L, who decades ago climbed our extension ladder in heels and a skirt with the excuse of being locked out, but really for the experience of it (of course, not in her underwear). In a story of transformation, as the figure climbs, she sheds her clothing, the trappings of her former life, and she ascends to what awaits her, which is uncertain.
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Omnivore's Dilemma2015
Painted and glazed stoneware
12" x 14.5" x 9"
The conjoined twins in this piece present a moralized choice as good or bad; however, oversimplified, polarized moral options, often portrayed in advertising from the mid-century onward, still pressure women today, whether for maintaining a figure, for raising children, or for doing whatever society presents as acceptable at the time.
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Gastroenterology2026
Wood, paper clay, paint, resin, paper, found objects
12.75"x6.75"x1.75"
An unnerving look at digestive medicine; an allusion to the creative process; the attraction and repulsion of both pink and red, and a search for what is real or fake, is addressed in this piece.
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Untitled (Women In Boxes)2000, revised 2025
Painted and glazed ceramic, rhinestones, fabric
21.25" x 20.5" x 2.25"
Originally this work was conceived as multiple parts that would be hung closely together, and eventually were formed as one piece. Each of the ceramic female figures, as erotic dancers or nudes, are trapped and under tension, conforming to the dimensions of the boxes that confine them.
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About Kira
"My artwork primarily focuses on the female body, addressing themes of the body's relationship with its environment, finding balance, and the artist's struggle with the creative process. I am inspired by life events, personal narratives, recurring dreams, and female archetypes in various stages of life. My figures often have an uneasy tension with their surroundings.
I incorporate a variety of materials - ceramic, papier mache, paper clay, wood, resin, glass, motors,… more
Mrs. L Climbs the Ladder (with detailed views)
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Mrs. L Climbs the Ladder (left side detail view)2025
Acrylic, paper clay, wood, resin, found materials, light
62”12”x20”
This work is part self-portrait, part personal narrative, and also an allegory of transformation through the creative process. As a self-portrait, it represents over 30 years of experience on extension ladders painting houses. As a semi-fictionalization of a personal narrative, it is a memory of our former customer, Mrs. L, who decades ago climbed our extension ladder in heels and a skirt with the excuse of being locked out, but really for the experience of it (of course, not in her underwear). In a story of transformation, as the figure climbs, she sheds her clothing, the trappings of her former life, and she ascends to what awaits her, which is uncertain.
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Mrs. L Climbs the Ladder (right side detail view)2025
Acrylic, paper clay, wood, resin, found materials, light
62”12”x20”
This work is part self-portrait, part personal narrative, and also an allegory of transformation through the creative process. As a self-portrait, it represents over 30 years of experience on extension ladders painting houses. As a semi-fictionalization of a personal narrative, it is a memory of our former customer, Mrs. L, who decades ago climbed our extension ladder in heels and a skirt with the excuse of being locked out, but really for the experience of it (of course, not in her underwear). In a story of transformation, as the figure climbs, she sheds her clothing, the trappings of her former life, and she ascends to what awaits her, which is uncertain.
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Mrs. L. Climbs the Ladder (top view)2025
Acrylic, paper clay, wood, resin, found materials, light
62”12”x20”
This work is part self-portrait, part personal narrative, and also an allegory of transformation through the creative process. As a self-portrait, it represents over 30 years of experience on extension ladders painting houses. As a semi-fictionalization of a personal narrative, it is a memory of our former customer, Mrs. L, who decades ago climbed our extension ladder in heels and a skirt with the excuse of being locked out, but really for the experience of it (of course, not in her underwear). In a story of transformation, as the figure climbs, she sheds her clothing, the trappings of her former life, and she ascends to what awaits her, which is uncertain.
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Wall Pieces
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After the FallAfter the Fall, 2026
Mixed Media
17”x11”x7”
This was partially inspired by seeing a tree growing through a neglected old building in the middle of the German city of Dessau. Falling down buildings and water repeatedly occur in my dreams.
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YIn Yang WomenYin Yang Women, 2015
Oil painted slipcast stoneware with mixed media
15.25”x15.25”
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InfinityInfinity, 2015
Molded Glazed Stoneware and wood in frame
11”x8”
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Ophthalmology IOphthalmology I, 2025
Mixed media (plaster, paint, paper, resin, paper clay)
9"x9"x2"
The eyeballs in this piece are handmade from plaster, paper and resin.
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Ophthalmology IIOphthalmology II, 2025
Mixed Media (found objects, resin, plaster, paper, paper clay, wood, paint)
20”x12”x3”
In visual themes of cobalt and brown, the artists' quest for an elusive magical cure and the artists' quest for creative output are of this piece.
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EpiphanyEpiphany, 1998–2024
Mixed media (wood, paper clay, paint, resin, light)
14.5”x9.25”x4”
A leaking ceiling symbolizes the conceptualization of a creative endeavor.
Pedestal Pieces
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Where is My Mind?Where is My Mind?, 2025
Mixed media
10.5"x8.5"x 10"
Each of the 5 drawers has a different scene or items in them and they can be opened or closed.
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Cake DanceCake Dance, 2025
Mixed Media
14”x8”x8"
The difficulty of maintaining balance in with life and the difficulty of the creative process is represented in this piece.
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BlissBliss (Woman in Teacup),2025
Mixed media
5.5”x6”x6”
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Where is my mind? (180 degree view)
Where is My Mind?, 2025 (180 degree view)
Mixed media
10.5"x8.5"x 10"
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Cake Dance (180 degree view)
Cake Dance, 2025 (180 degree view)
Mixed Media
14”x8”x8"
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Art is a Lie That Helps You See the Truth
Art is a Lie That Helps You See the Truth, 1998-2024
Mixed media
6.5”x6.5”x3”
This double-sided piece is best displayed on a rotating table or in the middle of a room on a pedestal. In the piece, the artist holds up a canvas that presents a different, brighter view than what exists in reality.
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Omnivore's Dilemma
2015
Painted and glazed stoneware
12" x 14.5" x 9"
The conjoined twins in this piece present a moralized choice as good or bad; however, oversimplified, polarized moral options, often portrayed in advertising from the mid-century onward, still pressure women today, whether for maintaining a figure, for raising children, or for doing whatever society presents as acceptable at the time.
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Tea GoddessTea Goddess, 2015-2025
Painted/glazed stoneware with mixed media
14”x12”x7”
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Animated Pieces
Falling Woman
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Falling WomanFalling Woman, 2025
Mixed Media (paper, paper clay, paper mache, resin, paint, rhinestones)
17”x12”x11”
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Falling Woman (back)Falling Woman, 2025 (rear view)
Mixed Media (paper, paper clay, paper mache, resin, paint, rhinestones)
17”x12”x11”
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Falling Woman (detail)Falling Woman ( detail view), 2025
Mixed Media (paper, paper clay, paper mache, resin, paint, rhinestones)
17”x12”x11”
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