Growing in the Shade
2025
Twine rug canvas, plastic cord winder, hand-cut leather flowers, garment buttons, wooden yardstick, polyester cord, ziptie, ceramic handle, stainless steel hardware
36" x 48" x 4"
Putting a Pin In It
2024
Plastic snow fencing, wooden stakes + dowels, cowhide leather, aluminum buttons, cast iron brackets, zip-ties
48" x 120" x 20"
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A Worm Ate My Brain
2025
Lacrosse racket, wooden apple, electrical wire, handmade bowtie, faux crystal button, plastic bead
12" x 44" x 6"
Retraining Reaction
2025
Tennis racket, plastic toothpicks, rope
26" x 10" x 1"
Ribbon Work
2025
Aluminum level, bamboo bag handle, wooden towel ring, wooden domino, wooden bead, wooden bowl, speaker wire, plastic nut + bolt, stainless steel hardware, acrylic paint
13" x 34" x 8"
Carving a New Legacy
2025
Bow-cut saw handle, driftwood, electrical wire, stainless steel accoutrements, aluminum belt tip, zipper pull
24" x 12" x 4"
Ponyboy
2025
Driftwood, steel clamp, rubber grips, garment button, fluted glass, wooden shelf, steel bracket
6" x 20" x 10"
Lending a Branch
2025
Steel plaster tool, driftwood, electrical wire, glass bead
5" x 20" x 6"
Roadside Flower Stand
2025
Wooden stool base, teak bowls, waxed pigskin leather, plastic garden fencing, wooden cabinet knobs, stainless steel mixing bowls, chrome rods, construction tubing, pot lid, vehicle taillight, flagpole cleats, threaded rod, stainless steel rivets
48" H x 12" Diameter
A Proper Studio Assistant
2025
Stainless steel mixing bowls + strainers, cocktail shaker, children's scissors, wooden candle holder, chrome gooseneck arms and plates, stainless steel pet food bowls, plastic clips, chrome rolling chair base, threaded rod
60" H x 36" Diameter
Carrot Cake On My Birthday
2024
Mixed media + Found object
78" H x 24" Diameter
Swimming in Dangerous Waters
2024
Found object + mixed media
60" H x 16" Diameter
We Grew Flowers in the Baseball Diamond
2024
Found object + mixed media
60" H x 20" Diameter
Throwing Caution to the Wind
2024
Painted metal seagull, karate belt, cowhide leather, wire
26" x 14" x 6"
Rising from the Ash [Wreck Room Matchbook]
2023
Levi's Denim, cowhide leather, pinewood, stainless steel, diamond-studded belt + buckle
Matchbook: 14" x 20" x 3"
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
2023
Styrofoam, pins, glue, paper, charcoal, acrylic paint, mud
36" x 42" x 8"
Created at Yale Norfolk School of Art '23
Infinity and Beyond
2023
Quilted denim, hand-cut leather, plastic putty knives, garment buttons, windshield scraper, pinewood frame
40" x 80" x 4"
Community Art Installation at Yale Norfolk School of Art '23
Village Green, Norfolk, CT
en Route
2023
Faux suede, pleated satin, curtain stiffener + liner, denim, screenprint
12" x 20" x 3"
Big Softy
2022
Quilted cotton sheets, upholstery fabric, sew-on patches, embroidery, luggage handle, polyester stuffing, wooden quilt rack
72" x 80" x 3"
Semi-otics
2021
sailcloth, pinewood, outlet cover, food basket, stainless steel tray, metal vent, rope, electrical cord, pie tin, plastic bowl, laundry basket, Lego, tin foil, clothes hanger, metal rack, satin pillowcase, pool cue, kitchen tongs, vinyl
6' x 11' x 1'
Wild Goose Chase
2021
Plastic goose decoy head, faux grass, wood
24" x 36" x 16"
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