Clay Pigeons — 2019
Mudflat Gallery, Somerville MA
The last Passenger Pigeon died in captivity in 1914. Her name was Martha.
Passenger Pigeons were the most abundant bird in North America and records tell of passing flocks darkening the skies for several days at a time. In the 1800’s, this beautiful bird was hunted to extinction in the wild for food, to protect crops, for their decorative feathers, and for sport. The winner of one shooting competition killed 30,000 birds. I created this piece to make people aware of the beauty of this magnificent bird, and the devastating impact people can have on even the most prolific species. By including a loving pair of pigeons, I wish to spark hope and support for the protection of endangered species.
Migration — 2015
Exhibited at Maud Morgan Chandler Gallery “Grief and Healing” exhibition, Cambridge MA
Having lost 13 friends and family in just over three years, I developed this art piece as a way to cope with and heal from these losses. In my mind, I kept asking “Where are they?” “Where’d they go?” To help answer these insistent questions, I visualized their journey as a migration; and in time, I, too, would migrate. The piece consists of multiple butterfly shapes in vellum stitched onto white paper. Some of the butterflies have the names, date of birth/death and short biographies of the people who passed. Some butterfly shapes are blank and some have monarch designs on them. The monarch butterfly migration is spectacular in its length and beauty, and my mother used to take me to see the butterflies pass by.
Suffolk University Gallery Exhibitions
Rift — Ceramic Sculpture Wall Hanging
Untitled — Ceramic Carved Wall Hanging
Cuba Building 1 — Ceramic Bas Relief