A series of 11 rusted automobile hood prints on reclaimed silk, made in a wrecking yard—seven of which are included in these images and are titled below.
43° 33’ 59.802” N, 80° 4’ 22.79” W, silk, rust, acetic acid, 81 x 56 in., 2024
43° 33’ 58.98” N, 80° 4’ 23.2” W, silk, rust, acetic acid, 79 x 56 in., 2024
43° 34’ 0.162” N, 80° 4’ 23.73” W, silk, rust, acetic acid, 78.5 x 56 in., 2024
43° 34’ 0.282” N, 80° 4’ 23.86” W, silk, rust, acetic acid, 68 × 55 in., 2024
43° 34’ 0.42” N, 80° 4’ 24.72” W, silk, rust, acetic acid, 72.5 x 56 in., 2024
43° 33’ 59.088” N, 80° 4’ 22.41” W, silk, rust, acetic acid, 79.5 x 56 in.,2024
43° 34’ 0.822” N, 80° 4’ 24.44” W, silk, rust, acetic acid, 72 x 56 in., 2024
Made in situ on the perimeter of the Oaks and Beeches collection and in the Willow collection at The Arboretum, Guelph, ON. Prints taken off the surfaces of downed and decaying trees, including a black walnut tree planted by animals, and a non-native poplar tree planted by arborists.
Poplar 1972 - 2023, reclaimed cotton, organic cotton thread, foraged black walnut husks, rust-derived iron, 348 x 186 in., 2023
Black Walnut 1992 - 2024, reclaimed cotton, organic cotton thread, foraged black walnut husks, rust-derived iron, 2024 - 2025, work in process.
In an old-growth tree stand in a mature forest of The Arboretum in Guelph, ON, prints are lifted from woodpeckers’ feeding cavities in an Eastern Hemlock tree and shaped into imperfect suburban formations.
Home, dye-removal print, reclaimed cotton, organic cotton thread, foraged sumac, citric acid, rust-derived iron, 123 x 168 in., 2024
Home 2, dye-removal print, reclaimed cotton, foraged black walnut husks, citric acid, rust-derived iron, 88 x 90 in., 2025.
In this series of artworks, iron, derived from rust, is used to trace sections of the artist’s body onto pieces of reclaimed cotton while engaging in physical therapy exercises. The fabric is dyed with plants collected locally, then assembled and stitched together.
The first piece in the series, titled "Companion," was created during an artist residency at Maison Métier d'Arts in Quebec City and at the Est-Nord-Est artist-run center in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec.
Companion, body tracing, iron from rust, reclaimed bedding, organic cotton thread, foraged goldenrod and sumac, alum, pieced and hand-stitched, 72 x 72 in. varying, 2021
To a Flower, body tracing, rust-derived iron, reclaimed bedding, organic cotton thread, foraged goldenrod and sumac, alum, cultivated marigold from 2018 - 2022, cultivated coreopsis from 2022, calcium carbonate, citric acid, soda ash, vinegar, wheat bran, 110 x 116 in., 2022-2023
Study For a Future Work, body tracing, hand-stitched, organic cotton thread, iron from rust, reclaimed bedding and denim, foraged goldenrod, sumac and burdock root, alum, vinegar, wheat bran, 15 × 40 in., 2021 and 2024
Seating Chart
A chair cover is taken apart, and 13 circles are then drawn onto the surface, scaled to represent eight-foot diameters with six feet of space between each circle in any direction. The areas are then dyed and pieced, resulting in an irregular pattern.
used event chair cover, organic cotton thread, foraged goldenrod, alum, gallnut and iron, 3’ x 4.5’ / 36 x 53 in., 2020
The Build Up
reclaimed cotton, alum, chestnut, cochineal, gallnut, iron, indigo - organic vat, madder root, weld, 6.5' x 12.5', 2020
Garden
reclaimed cotton, organic cotton hand-dyed thread, safety pins, hand-dyed, hand-stitched, alum, cochineal, gallnut, madder root, natural indigo - organic vat, iron, weld, 12’ x 11’ dimensions variable, 2018-2019
Destroy and Repair
vintage found commercial quilt, gallnut, alum, soda ash, logwood, Indigo (organic vat), weld, cutch, cochineal, lime, iron, steel pins, 8’ x 11’, dimensions variable, 2017
