Laying of Bones
2011
A multi-media project with found rusted metal objects gathered from near the dam of the Kennebec river in Madison, Maine.
The rusted metal objects were filmed being collected on the banks of the river and while being organized in two separate arrangements. The objects were carefully wrapped in with thread and placed in the same position.
23min 54sec HD 2-channel video, stereo sound
5" x 38" x 20" wooden boards
Of the Ways: Saltmine Portrait
2011
Multi-media installation of photographs of a water tank and salt mine ditch, including found objects from the location
Reclaimed wood, resin, plastic; found objects: dixie cup, salt, railroad board; C-print photographs (36 x 48 inches, 11 x 36 inches prints mounted on aluminum; and two 8x10 inch prints mounted in plastic)
6' x 13' x 6' total installation
Station Fire: One Is Burned and the Other Remains
2010
two 4' handmade papers were made from burned yucca from the hillside of the Angeles National Forest after the 2009 Station Fire. one paper was burned and filmed in 16mm. the other paper hangs as a screen for the film projection. four wooden lightboxes contain duratrans prints of the fire and the affected landscape. the piece is accompanied by cards with a still image from the video and original text on the back, with a hole burnt in each center.
10' x 7' x 7' total installation
Upon Irreparability
2010
series of four medium-format prints of fence-post construction performance
And Forth (Or Until Ones Falls)
2011
8 x 4 x 5 feet with 6 minute video projection
found wood 2x4's, painted wood, clay dirt
temporary installation in a gated lot
included in the San Diego Air Fair's ArtLabs
Jackrabbits and the Crow: On Dwelling and Passing
Desert Jackrabbit
2010
A multi-media project centered on the small tract homesteads of the California desert constructed in the 1940's-70's that still dot the desert landscape in various stages of decay and reuse.
The 8' x 10' x 12' desert "Jackrabbit" homestead structure was made from reclaimed metal from derelict desert shacks, skinned with handmade paper formed from the pulp of collected paper items and embedded with wires and colored twine. The desert Jackrabbit was photographed in three stages as wind and rain storms tore-down the paper skin.
A KPBS radio interview on Nov. 30, 2010 with Claire Zitzow, Kim Stringfellow and Maureen Cavanaugh about Jackrabbit Homesteads can be found here:
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2010/nov/30/desert-jackrabbit-homesteads-inspire-artists/?popup=true&interactive=true
Jackrabbits and the Crow: On Dwelling and Passing
Installation
2010
The captive Jackrabbit structure built in the gallery followed a similar design to the desert Jackrabbit. It was skinned with handmade cotton paper formed from the pulp of clothing collected at desert dump sites. In a performance filmed in the gallery, paper was meticulously torn from edges of the structure, leaving the bottom pieces to fall to the floor.
The installation included a series of 18 framed photographic prints of three stages of the desert Jackrabbit's desecration over two weeks, objects from the desert and collections of the remains of the desert Jackrabbit, a video of a city house being moved across town (the "Crow"), and six light boxes containing collaged prints of homesteads and moving houses.
Salton Sea Solar Still
2009
reclaimed metal, plastic oil jugs, cement
three-minute video projected from within the oil jug depicts the solitary construction of a solar still built on the shore of the Salton Sea
6' x 4.25 'x 1' sculpture with 3' video projection
Not Too Distant
2009
fish bones and barnacles collected from the shore of the Salton Sea ground into fine powder and cast into 5" chalk pieces
8" x 21" mirrored shelf, 6' x 6' black chalkboard paint wall painting of the Salton Sea and various stream and river tributaries
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