Split Decision

Burned Wood and Copper Sculpture - 2021

The Carr Fire in 2018 came within one mile of my mom's house.  She was evacuated for a week while firefighters held the blaze off.  The fire had already ravaged areas I frequented growing up in Redding, CA.  I found this fragment of wood in one of the burn zones in 2021.   Regrowth is happening, but it is slow.  The copper stand represents the roots that still exist. Some will grow back while others are still burning beneath the soil. 

Efflorescence 

Raised Copper Vessel with Patina - 1998

This vessel contains questions on life and what femininity means.  Is femininity a fragile flower, a vehicle for creation?  What does feminism mean through time as she progresses towards the crone?  Hand-raised from copper, this piece is colored with fire scale from its original inception and natural cupric patinas turquoise and green that demonstrate the mark of time.