DRAWINGS
Drawing allows me to create two dimensional fictional allegories. I make detailed pencil drawings of various objects and fragments of nature on top of turn-of-the-century cabinet photographs. The individual drawings connect and combine in order to give identity to otherwise anonymous portraits.
Old photographs carry hints and traces from past lives and other realms within them. The process of allowing the portrait to speak to me and guide the drawing is very intuitive. I invent a loose narrative based on the idea that our belongings are the visual reference points we use to preserve stories and identity.
 Anchoring Each Other |
 Anchoring Each Other (detail 1) |
 Anchoring Each Other (detail 2) |
 Mothers of Daughters |
 Mothers of Daughters (detail 1) |
 Mothers of Daughters (detail 2) |
 Anonymous Identity #1 |
 Anonymous Identity #2 |
 Anonymous Identity #3 |
 Anonymous Identity #3 (detail 1) |
 Anonymous Identity #3 (detail 2) |
 Twins From Sheboygan |
 Lake City, Minnesota |
 Lake City, Minnesota (detail) |
 Zumbrota, Minnesota |
 Zumbrota, Minnesota (detail) |
 Waseca, Minnesota |
 Waseca, Minnesota (detail) |
 Northfield, Minnesota |
 Northfield, Minnesota (detail) |
