House Series
Throughout my professional career, I have also created works centered around a single image. Initially, I selected an iconic image—the house—because it had been the subject of numerous artists and possessed a rich metaphorical significance. In certain instances, I chose to disassemble the image to reveal its fundamental outline. In other instances, I superimposed the image onto a safety glass that could be fractured, which I believed added another layer of metaphorical depth.
9/11 Series
I was always captivated by the twin spires of the World Trade Center when viewed against the skyline of NYC. Expressing my grief through my art depicting their destruction was, at best, a challenging endeavor. Over time, as I delved deeper into the events of that fateful day, I became fully immersed in the narrative of their destruction. My expression of grief is conveyed through my simplification of the WTC into geometric rectangles placed on the opposite side of safety glass that is then fractured. The fractured glass is a metaphoric representation of the destruction of the towers.
Iraq Memorial
In response to the 9/11 series, I was compelled to create a work that would, in some manner, commemorate and honor the sacrifices of American soldiers who perished during the ongoing Iraq War.
The presentation of the Iraq “memorial” operates on multiple levels. Each fractured glass panel bears a halftone image of a fallen soldier, sandblasted onto its surface, accompanied by a statement detailing their cause of death.
Each “portrait” panel is affixed to an antique window frame. When positioned three inches from the wall and illuminated with a bright light, the effect is to project the image directly onto the wall. This projection brings the image of the soldier to life, as if they were still present.
House Series
Media: Acid treated black glass, black fired enamel, bees wax
Media: Plate glass, oil stick, bees wax
Media: Acid treated black glass, colored leaf, bees wax
9/11 Series
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Media: Black ink on white opaque glass, acid treated fractured plate glass
Media: Opaque glass, fractured plate glass, black ink, copper leaf
Media: Acid treated opaque glass, fractured plate glass, Vitrolite
Media: Acid treated opaque glass, fractured plate glass, copper leaf
Collection: Michelle Wilson
Media: Acid treated black glass, fractured plate glass, gold leaf
Collection: Bergstrom Mahler Museum, Neenah, Wisconsin
Media: Acid treated black glass, fractured plate glass, aluminum leaf
Antique window frame, Acid etched plate glass,
Media: Acid treat black glass, fractured plate glass, aluminum leaf
Media: Window frame, fractured plate glass, sand blast, photos
Media: Old window frame, fractured plate glass, sandblasting, light projection
