Ethical Taxidermy Scupture
These sculptural works are my ethical taxidermy series that I started creating during my undergraduate studies at Ohio State. These masks are structural and totemic forms of ethical taxidermy. Animals and nature have always been at the core of my being. Each work is unique and is covered in soft, supple leather that has been thoughtfully manipulated and laid upon a wire form. These sculptures are a slow process that takes time to arrange and place the material to create features and expressions that bring it to life. I have been expanding this series and started incorporating vintage and found textiles along with the leather and wire. Weaving, gold leaf, colored leather, paper, painting, and exposed wire work add new variation within the forms.
Animal Attractions Exhibition at CraftArt Gallery
As One Who Having Wandered All Night Long; Leather, wool locks, handspun yarn, cheesecloth, wire
Counterpane; Leather, muslin, quilt cotton, embroidery, hand tatted lace, wire
Onaelan Exhibition at Art Ovation Hotel
Blynken and Their Net; Leather, wool locks, woven collar, wire
Jellybean; Leather, wool locks, woven collar, wire
Azul; Leather, wire SOLD
Elvis, Leather, wool locks, wire
Lepus Aurum; Leather, gold leaf, wire
Apacalypse; Leather, wool locks, gold leaf SOLD
Purple Sage; Leather, wool locks, wire SOLD
Wynken; Leather, wool locks, wire SOLD
Blynken; Leather, locks, wire
Nod; Leather, locks SOLD
Curious; Leather, wire
Ursa minor: Leather, wire SOLD
Penny; Leather, wire SOLD
Luna; Leather, wire, beads SOLD
Lucky Charm; Leather, Wire SOLD
One in Every Family; Leather, Wool Locks, Wire SOLD
I Love Ewe; Leather, wool locks, wire SOLD
White Hart; Leather, wire, wool felt SOLD
Totem; Leather, wire, glass beads