In my studio work, I have been exploring the idea of landscape for several years. In 2005 I began splitting the foreground from the background and dividing plants into their parts. This led me to the idea of using landscape in three dimensions as an installation. While I was working through these ideas I also became interested in public art as a way to extend my concepts into a larger more permanent installation. My drawings for the terrazzo floor project at Adam Diaz Senior Center sprung from the Saguaro Cactus’ line and texture. I used parts of the plant, like the flowers, to define areas in the building. Another floor design was based on the images that pass below you when you are hiking or riding a horse across the desert floor. Similarly, the Bougainvillea piece for the Valley Metro Light Rail Northeast Extension was designed to incorporate the mature plants from an established neighborhood into the expanding light rail’s new line. Similarly, I designed enhancements to the Goodyear Community Park that combined imagery of local wildlife with Egyptian symbols and motifs that call out the city’s namesake and agricultural heritage as a producer of Egyptian cotton used in Goodyear airplane tires. All of the above public art projects were informed by community interaction and input as well as interfacing with municipal planners, public art specialists, architects and engineers.
In addition to my permanent public art projects, I have designed and produced temporary installations for public spaces. The elements of light, reflection and transparency along with the scalability of digital reproduction are all fixtures in my artist’s toolbox. “Wild Flower Current,” commissioned by Scottsdale Public Art was created by integrating groupings of illuminated botanical elements into the existing landscaping along the banks of the Scottsdale Waterfront. While “Wild Flower Current” entailed elements native to the desert floor, “Wild Flower Hawks,” an installation commissioned by the City of Goodyear as a part of IN FLUX Projects, gave me an opportunity to take to the skies. In activating a storefront in downtown Goodyear, Arizona, my concept was to capture the movement of Red Tailed Hawks flying in a colorful sky.
My direction in public art continues to expand as I venture into new materials, products, and projects. However, the core of my work will always remain rooted in drawing and exploring ways to extend graphic imagery into three-dimensional formats and unexpected spaces.
Cast in place concrete piers, Thelda Williams Transit Center, 9827 N. Metro Parkway East, Phoenix, Arizona.
Northwest Extension-Il, I-17 Bridge Elements, design of concrete form liners for 10 bridge piers and 9,000 sf MSE Ramp. Commissioned by Valley Metro Light Rail, 2024. Photo courtesy of Valley Metro Light Rail.
Cast in place concrete piers, Thelda Williams Transit Center, 9827 N. Metro Parkway East, Phoenix, Arizona.
Northwest Extension-Il, I-17 Bridge Elements, design of concrete form liners for 10 bridge piers and 9,000 sf MSE Ramp. Commissioned by Valley Metro Light Rail, 2024. Photo courtesy of Valley Metro Light Rail.
Monsoon Poppies, South elevation, east end, Pump Station masonry wall, detail, integrally colored concrete block, 10’ x 364’, 22nd Street and Maryland Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona. Commissioned by the City of Phoenix, Office of Arts and Culture and Phoenix Water Services Department, completion 2023.
Pump Station masonry wall, south elevation, integrally colored concrete block, 10’ x 364’, 22nd Street and Maryland Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona. Commissioned by the City of Phoenix, Office of Arts and Culture and Phoenix Water Services Department, completion 2023.
Pump Station masonry wall, detail, integrally colored concrete block, 10’ x 364’, 22nd Street and Maryland Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona. Commissioned by the City of Phoenix, Office of Arts and Culture and Phoenix Water Services Department, completion 2023.
detail, residential side, cast in place concrete sound wall, 8’ x 60’, North 20th Street and Northview Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, Commissioned by the City of Phoenix, Office of Arts and Culture and Phoenix Water Services Department, completion 2023.
detail, trail side, cast in place concrete sound wall, 8’ x 60’, North 20th Street and Northview Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, Commissioned by the City of Phoenix, Office of Arts and Culture and Phoenix Water Services Department, completion 2023.
Powder coated waterjet cut art screens, The Beam on Farmer, 5th and Farmer, Tempe, Arizona, Art in Private Development, commissioned by M A Mortenson Company, 2022.
Powder coated waterjet cut art screens, The Beam on Farmer, 5th and Farmer, Tempe, Arizona, Art in Private Development, commissioned by M A Mortenson Company, 2022.
Detail
Entrance, Bell94 Sports Complex, water jet cut steel with powder coating, 4x64’. Commissioned by the City of Scottsdale Public Art, 2022.
Entrance, Bell94 Sports Complex, water jet cut steel with powder coating, 4x64’. Commissioned by the City of Scottsdale Public Art, 2022.
terrazzo wall panels, polyacrylate thinset with recycled glass 4’ x 32’, Traction Power Substation #18, Las Palmaritas and 19th Ave., Phoenix, Arizona. Commissioned by Valley Metro RPTA, light rail, 2016.
terrazzo wall panels, polyacrylate thinset with recycled glass 4’ x 32’, Traction Power Substation #18, Las Palmaritas and 19th Ave., Phoenix, Arizona. Commissioned by Valley Metro RPTA, light rail, 2016.
terrazzo wall panels, polyacrylate thinset with recycled glass 4’ x 32’, Traction Power Substation #18, Las Palmaritas and 19th Ave., Phoenix, Arizona. Commissioned by Valley Metro RPTA, light rail, 2016.
terrazzo wall panels, polyacrylate thinset with recycled glass 4’ x 32’, Traction Power Substation #18, Las Palmaritas and 19th Ave., Phoenix, Arizona. Commissioned by Valley Metro RPTA, light rail, 2016.
Water jet cut steel with powder coating, 12’h x 115’ linier, Traction Power Substation, Main St. and Morris, Mesa, Arizona. Commissioned by Valley Metro RPTA, light rail, November 2015.
Water jet cut steel with powder coating, 12’h x 115’ linier, Traction Power Substation, Main St. and Morris, Mesa, Arizona. Commissioned by Valley Metro RPTA, light rail, November 2015.
Water jet cut steel with powder coating, 12’h x 115’ linier, Traction Power Substation, Main St. and Morris, Mesa, Arizona. Commissioned by Valley Metro RPTA, light rail, November 2015.
Water jet cut steel with powder coating, 12’h x 115’ linier, Traction Power Substation, Main St. and Morris, Mesa, Arizona. Commissioned by Valley Metro RPTA, light rail, November 2015.
Water jet cut steel with powder coating, 12’h x 115’ linier, Traction Power Substation, Main St. and Morris, Mesa, Arizona. Commissioned by Valley Metro RPTA, light rail, November 2015.
Waterjet cut steel panels 4 sets of three; Saguaro Flower, Ocotillo and Orange Blossom. Located at the southwest corner of Avondale Boulevard and Broadway Road, Avondale, Arizona, Commissioned by Brookfield Residential 2020.
Waterjet cut steel panels 4 sets of three; Saguaro Flower, Cholla and Orange Blossom. Located at the southwest corner of Avondale Boulevard and Broadway Road, Avondale, Arizona, Commissioned by Brookfield Residential 2020.
LithoMosaic Sidewalk Panels, 220 sf, Hay Moon Park at Alamar, 11750 West Broadway Rd. Avondale, Arizona, 85323. Commissioned by Brookfield Residential 2020.
LithoMosaic Sidewalk Panels, 220 sf, Hay Moon Park at Alamar, 11750 West Broadway Rd. Avondale, Arizona, 85323. Commissioned by Brookfield Residential 2020.
LithoMosaic Sidewalk Panels, 220 sf, Hay Moon Park at Alamar, 11750 West Broadway Rd. Avondale, Arizona, 85323. Commissioned by Brookfield Residential 2020.
LithoMosaic Sidewalk Panels, 220 sf, Hay Moon Park at Alamar, 11750 West Broadway Rd. Avondale, Arizona, 85323. Commissioned by Brookfield Residential 2020.
LithoMosaic Sidewalk Panels, 220 sf, Hay Moon Park at Alamar, 11750 West Broadway Rd. Avondale, Arizona, 85323. Commissioned by Brookfield Residential 2020.
Walk in the Park, Playground and work out areas, Estrada Park rubberized safety surfacing playground and fitness areas, total 8,500 sf, 1801 East Palomino Drive, Tempe, Arizona. Commissioned by the City of Tempe Public Art, April 2019.
Fitness Path, Estrada Park LithoMosaic pathway, seven ground plane panels, total 240sf, Estrada Park rubberized safety surfacing playground and fitness areas, total 8,500sf, 1801 East Palomino Drive, Tempe, Arizona. Commissioned by the City of Tempe Public Art, April 2019
Palomino Entrance, Fitness Path, Estrada Park LithoMosaic pathway, seven ground plane panels, total 240sf, Estrada Park rubberized safety surfacing playground and fitness areas, total 8,500sf, 1801 East Palomino Drive, Tempe, Arizona. Commissioned by the City of Tempe Public Art, April 2019
Fitness Path, Estrada Park LithoMosaic pathway, seven ground plane panels, total 240sf, Estrada Park rubberized safety surfacing playground and fitness areas, total 8,500sf, 1801 East Palomino Drive, Tempe, Arizona. Commissioned by the City of Tempe Public Art, April 2019
Fitness Path, Estrada Park rubberized safety surfacing playground and fitness areas, total 8,500sf, 1801 East Palomino Drive, Tempe, Arizona. Commissioned by the City of Tempe Public Art, April 2019
South Entrance, Rio Salado Pathway, mural and tile installation to the bike and pedestrian tunnel beneath Arizona State Route 202 connecting Mesa Riverview Park and the Rio Salado Pathway, 7400 sf. Commissioned by the City of Mesa, Arizona, Department of Transportation.
detail of South Entrance, Yellow Warbler, Orange Trees, mural and tile installation to the bike and pedestrian tunnel beneath State Route 202 connecting Mesa Riverview Park and the Rio Salado Pathway.
North Entrance, Rio Salado Pathway, mural and tile installation to the bike and pedestrian tunnel beneath Arizona State Route 202 connecting Mesa Riverview Park and the Rio Salado Pathway, 7400 sf. Commissioned by the City of Mesa, Arizona, Department of Transportation.
detail, Mesquite and Egret, mural and tile installation to the bike and pedestrian tunnel beneath Arizona State Route 202 connecting Mesa Riverview Park and the Rio Salado Pathway.
detail, Greater Egret and bubbles, mural and tile installation to the bike and pedestrian tunnel beneath the 202 connecting Mesa Riverview Park and the Rio Salado Pathway.
Mural, acrylic on panel, 8x24' . The artwork, Desert Feast, features the Skyline Regional Park footbridge dubbed the “Gateway to the White Tanks Mountains” and captures the natural dynamics and activities one comes across in the many hiking trails of the White Tanks Mountains, which Buckeye famously flanks from the southwest. Commissioned by West Valley Arts Council in partnership with Fry’s Food Stores, 19600 W. Indian School Rd. in Buckeye, AZ, 85396, 2021.
Goodyear Community Park
Roundabout, cast concrete, granite-terrazzo tiles, waterjet cut steel fencing, 20'd x 5'h, 2012
Goodyear Community Park
Roundabout, cast concrete, granite-terrazzo tiles, waterjet cut steel fencing, 20'd x 5'h, 2012
Goodyear Community Park
detail, waterjet cut steel fence
Goodyear Community Park
Roundabout, cast concrete, granite-terrazzo tiles, waterjet cut steel fencing, 20'd x 5'h, 2012
Goodyear Community Park
detail, 12 plaques, sandblasted granite, terrazzo, 20" X 24", April 2012
Goodyear Community Park
detail, 12 plaques, sandblasted granite, terrazzo, 20" x 24", April 2012
Adam Diaz Senior Center, 4115 W. Thomas Road Phoenix, Arizona,terrazzo, floor approximately 1900 square feet, 2006, City of Phoenix.
Adam Diaz Senior Center, 4115 W. Thomas Road Phoenix, Arizona, terrazzo, floor approximately 1900 square feet, 2006, City of Phoenix
Adam Diaz Senior Center, 4115 W. Thomas Road Phoenix, Arizona, terrazzo, floor approximately 1900 square feet, 2006, City of Phoenix.
InFlux Cycle 8, temporary site- specific installation, Digital drawings printed on Plexiglas and styrene, milled aluminum, optical fiber, Glendale City Hall, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Arizona. Commissioned by the City of Glendale Public Art, March 2019-2020.
InFlux Cycle 8, temporary site- specific installation, Digital drawings printed on Plexiglas and styrene, milled aluminum, optical fiber, Glendale City Hall, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Arizona. Commissioned by the City of Glendale Public Art, March 2019-2020.
This piece celebrates the blooms of the Saguaro Cactus, which occur in May as the desert heats up for summer. The artwork greets users of City Hall during business hours and is visible outdoors for pedestrians after sunset
Detail of Saguaro with blooms.
Temporary site- specific installation, Digital drawings printed on Plexiglas and styrene, milled and water jet cut aluminum, optical fiber. Three suspended sculpture 5’X8’, Suspended Wings 5’X25’, installed in 4,200 sq.’ main workroom TechShop, Chandler, Arizona, In Flux Cycle 6, February 2016-January 2017.
Temporary site- specific installation, Digital drawings printed on Plexiglas and styrene, milled and water jet cut aluminum, optical fiber. Three suspended sculpture 5’X8’, Suspended Wings 5’X25’, installed in 4,200 sq.’ main workroom TechShop, Chandler, Arizona, In Flux Cycle 6, February 2016-January 2017.
Temporary site- specific installation, Digital drawings printed on Plexiglas and styrene, milled and water jet cut aluminum, optical fiber. Three suspended sculpture 5’X8’, Suspended Wings 5’X25’, installed in 4,200 sq.’ main workroom TechShop, Chandler, Arizona, In Flux Cycle 6, February 2016-January 2017.
Temporary site- specific installation, Digital drawings printed on Plexiglas and styrene, milled and water jet cut aluminum, optical fiber. Three suspended sculpture 5’X8’, Suspended Wings 5’X25’, installed in 4,200 sq.’ main workroom TechShop, Chandler, Arizona, In Flux Cycle 6, February 2016-January 2017.
Temporary site- specific installation, Digital drawings printed on Plexiglas and styrene, milled and water jet cut aluminum, optical fiber. Three suspended sculpture 5’X8’, Suspended Wings 5’X25’, installed in 4,200 sq.’ main workroom TechShop, Chandler, Arizona, In Flux Cycle 6, February 2016-January 2017.
Canal Convergence, Spring Equinox
digitally drawn imagery printed on Plexiglas and styrene, optical fiber, LED lights, flowerpots, various installation areas on either side of the Scottsdale Waterfront between the Soleri Bridge and the Marshal Way Bridge. 5 mile distance. Commissioned by Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2013
Canal Convergence, Spring Equinox
digitally drawn imagery printed on Plexiglas and styrene, optical fiber, LED lights, flowerpots, various installation areas on either side of the Scottsdale Waterfront between the Soleri Bridge and the Marshal Way Bridge. 5 mile distance. Commissioned by Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2013
Canal Convergence, Spring Equinox
digitally drawn imagery printed on Plexiglas and styrene, optical fiber, LED lights, flowerpots, various installation areas on either side of the Scottsdale Waterfront between the Soleri Bridge and the Marshal Way Bridge. 5 mile distance. Commissioned by Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2013
IN FlUX Project
storefront installation: digital drawings printed on clear psa vinyl and Plexiglas, optical fiber, and LED lights, Dimensions: 180" x 88" x 72", Commissioned by The City of Goodyear, Arizona, 2013
IN FlUX Project
storefront installation: digital drawings printed on clear psa vinyl and Plexiglas, optical fiber, and LED lights, Dimensions: 180" x 88" x 72", Commissioned by The City of Goodyear, Arizona, 2013
Artistic collaboration of artists Carolyn Lavender, Monica Aissa Martinez, and Mary Shindell, Center Space at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts,7380 E 2nd St. Scottsdale, AZ 85251, February -May 2023. “Best Group Show 2023”, Phoenix Magazine
Artistic collaboration of artists Carolyn Lavender, Monica Aissa Martinez, and Mary Shindell, Center Space at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts,7380 E 2nd St. Scottsdale, AZ 85251, February -May 2023. “Best Group Show 2023”, Phoenix Magazine
Artistic collaboration of artists Carolyn Lavender, Monica Aissa Martinez, and Mary Shindell, Center Space at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts,7380 E 2nd St. Scottsdale, AZ 85251, February -May 2023. “Best Group Show 2023”, Phoenix Magazine.
Artistic collaboration of artists Carolyn Lavender, Monica Aissa Martinez, and Mary Shindell, Center Space at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts,7380 E 2nd St. Scottsdale, AZ 85251, February -May 2023. “Best Group Show 2023”, Phoenix Magazine
Artistic collaboration of artists Carolyn Lavender, Monica Aissa Martinez, and Mary Shindell, Center Space at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts,7380 E 2nd St. Scottsdale, AZ 85251, February -May 2023. “Best Group Show 2023”, Phoenix Magazine.
Mesa Contemporary Arts, North Gallery, Mesa, Arizona
Suspended installation, digital drawings printed on Plexiglas, polycarbonate, and styrene, milled and water jet cut aluminum, optical fiber, LED light, ~8’X10’X10’.
Detail, suspended sculpture, drawings
Detail, suspended installation, digital drawings printed on polycarbonate
Detail, suspended sculpture, digital drawings printed on polycarbonate
515arts gallery, February 2016, Phoenix, Arizona
Creosote Chandelier, digital drawing printed on Plexiglas, LED light, optical fiber, wire, beads, milled aluminum 40X80”
digital drawing printed on Plexiglas, wire, beads
digital drawing printed on Plexiglas, LED light, optical fiber, wire, Strass Lead Crystals, milled aluminum, 35X44”
digital drawing printed on Plexiglas, Strass Lead Crystals
digital drawing printed on foam core & Plexiglas, LED light,
optical fiber, wire, beads, milled aluminum, 42X42.
digital drawing printed on foam core & Plexiglas, LED light,
optical fiber, wire, beads
chandeliers and flat work, 515arts gallery, February 2016, Phoenix, Arizona
digitally drawn imagery printed on Plexiglas and styrene, optical fiber, LED lights, flowerpots, redwood, garden wagons, 14'w x 32'd x 10'h, 515arts, Phoenix, Arizona, September 2013.
digitally drawn imagery printed on Plexiglas and styrene, optical fiber, LED lights, flowerpots, redwood, garden wagons, 14'w x 32'd x 10'h, 515arts, Phoenix, Arizona, September 2013
digitally drawn imagery printed on Plexiglas and styrene, optical fiber, LED lights, flowerpots, redwood, garden wagons, 14'w x 32'd x 10'h, 515arts, Phoenix, Arizona, September 2013
digitally drawn imagery printed on Plexiglas and styrene, optical fiber, LED lights, flowerpots, various installation areas on either side of the Scottsdale Waterfront between the Soleri Bridge and the Marshal Way Bridge. 5 mile distance. Commissioned by Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2013
digitally drawn imagery printed on Plexiglas and styrene, optical fiber, LED lights, flowerpots, various installation areas on either side of the Scottsdale Waterfront between the Soleri Bridge and the Marshal Way Bridge. 5 mile distance. Commissioned by Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2013
digitally drawn imagery printed on Plexiglas and styrene, optical fiber, LED lights, flowerpots, various installation areas on either side of the Scottsdale Waterfront between the Soleri Bridge and the Marshal Way Bridge. 5 mile distance. Commissioned by Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2013
digitally printed wall graphic, Lucite, LED lights, optical fiber, digital prints on Plexiglas and styrene, 15" x 25" x 20", Part of Creature-Man-Nature, Carolyn Lavender, Monica Martinez, Mary Shindell, Mesa Contemporary Arts at the Mesa Art Center, North Gallery, Mesa, Arizona, January 11-April 28, 2013.
digitally printed wall graphic, Lucite, LED lights, optical fiber, digital prints on Plexiglas and styrene, 15" x 25" x 20", Part of Creature-Man-Nature, Carolyn Lavender, Monica Martinez, Mary Shindell, Mesa Contemporary Arts at the Mesa Art Center, North Gallery, Mesa, Arizona, January 11-April 28, 2013
digitally printed wall graphic, Lucite, LED lights, optical fiber, digital prints on Plexiglas and styrene, 15" x 25" x 20", Part of Creature-Man-Nature, Carolyn Lavender, Monica Martinez, Mary Shindell, Mesa Contemporary Arts at the Mesa Art Center, North Gallery, Mesa, Arizona, January 11-April 28, 2013
digital drawings, styrene, Lucite tubes, LED lights, optical fiber, granite bases, 7h. x 24w. x 18d, The Ice House, Phoenix, Arizona, 2011
digital drawings, styrene, Lucite tubes, LED lights, optical fiber, granite bases, 7h. x 24w. x 18d, The Ice House, Phoenix, Arizona, 2011
audio, digital prints, Plexiglas, styrene, silk, milled aluminum, led lights and optical fiber, 10 X 10 X 12", 2011
audio, digital prints, Plexiglas, styrene, silk, milled aluminum, led lights and optical fiber, 10 X 10 X 12", 2011
audio, digital prints, Plexiglas, styrene, silk, milled aluminum, led lights and optical fiber, 10 X 10 X 12", 2011
audio, digital prints, Plexiglas, styrene, silk, milled aluminum, led lights and optical fiber, 10 X 10 X 12", 2011
audio, digital prints, Plexiglas, styrene, silk, milled aluminum, led lights and optical fiber, 10 X 10 X 12", 2011
audio, digital prints, Plexiglas, styrene, granite, LED lights, optical fiber, 26'w x 20'd x 25'h, Arizona Landscapes, Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ, 2012
audio, digital prints, Plexiglas, styrene, granite, LED lights, optical fiber, 26'w x 20'd x 25'h, Arizona Landscapes, Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ, 2012
digital prints on Plexiglas, optical fiber, LED lights, ceramic pots, reclaimed wood, 65 x 48 x 144", 2012
Digital prints on Plexiglas, optical fiber, LED lights, ceramic pots and reclaimed wood, 60 x 48 x 144", 2012
Digital prints on Plexiglas, optical fiber, LED lights, ceramic pots and reclaimed wood, 60 x 48 x 144", 2012
installation, 515 arts, Phoenix, Arizona
12 'X 14' X 32', January 2010
installation, 515 arts, Phoenix, Arizona
12' X 14' X 32', January 2010
digital drawing, styrene, Lucite tube, LED lights, optical fiber, aluminum base, 74" x 6" d, 2011
digital drawing, styrene, Lucite tube, LED lights, optical fiber, aluminum base, 74" x 6" d, 2011
floor decals and gobo light
digitally printed floor decals
site specific, mixed media installation, 15'h X 23'w X 12'd, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, Arizona, 2006-7
site specific, mixed media installation, 15'h X23'w X12'd, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, Arizona, 2006-7
site specific, mixed media installation, 15'h X23'w X12'd, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, Arizona, 2006-
I am working on a two and three dimensional installation focusing on the terrain of the State of Arizona and its relationship to extraterrestrial discoveries that were developed here. I am creating a landscape incorporating botanical, geological and landscape elements from Earth along with satellite imagery from the exploration of Mars and Pluto. Both planets have ties to the state due to the combination of dark skies and our geology. Pluto was discovered at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff and both ASU and the U of A were involved in the exploration of Mars.
My working process is influenced by my experience and interaction with the world around me. I use two and three-dimensional formats in order to take a holistic approach to landscape, employing traditional drawing techniques and more experimental sculptural drawings. I capture landscapes on walls and on paper, and I also create landscapes using 3D installations of cylindrical tubes, ceramic pots, LED-illuminated plastics, adhesives, and hanging sculptures. A two-dimensional drawing of a mountain on a gallery wall, for example, is foregrounded by three-dimensional cacti and cloud sculptures, illuminated by LED lights and optical fiber. Some of the textures found in my work are drawn by hand, others are created on the computer using cut-and-pasted features from geologic and topographic maps.
I produce layered, linear works that relate the terrains of the desert and outer space. I use botanical imagery of plants collected around my studio in Phoenix and also from the Herbarium at ASU where I can photograph pressed plant specimens from the locations where the planetary discoveries were made. I will be layering images from satellite photography both as hand drawings and digital images, which will be composed in the computer. The focus will be on the similarities of surface and texture between images of Earth, Pluto and Mars from a distance and images of the plants at close range. An ongoing concern for me is the relationship between space and detail in the environment, and this concern is a guiding motivation for this exploration. I will be creating a connection between conventional landscape formats in art and the perspectives offered by the study of planets and outer space. I will use the botanical elements to connect the experience of the planetary researcher with the sense of physical place from which the scientific research originated and to the physical world of the viewer.
Inflection Point III: Mars, Kitt Peak, drawing, graphite, ink, digitally archived ink jet print on Arches Aquarelle, edition of 10, 42X42”
Inflection Point III: Variant l: Mars, Kitt Peak, Abutilon abutiloides, Quercus ragosa, Yucca baccata, Linum usitatissimum, Bommeria hispida, drawing, graphite, ink, pastel, Prisma on Rives BFK, 42x42”
Inflection Point III: Variant II: Mars, Kitt Peak, Abutilon abutiloides, Quercus ragosa, Yucca baccata, Linum usitatissimum, Bommeria hispida, Pinus cembroides, Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa, digital drawing composited with graphite and ink drawing on Arches Aquarelle, archival ink jet print, edition of 10, 42X42”
IPIII: Q1: Mars, Kitt Peak, Quercus ragosa, Pinus cembroides, drawing, graphite, ink, pastel, Prisma on Rives BFK, 14x14”
IPIII: Q2: Mars, Kitt Peak, Bommeria hispida, Quercus ragosa, Yucca baccata, drawing, graphite, ink, pastel, Prisma on Rives BFK, 14x14”
IPIII: Q3: Mars, Kitt Peak, Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa, Yucca baccata, drawing, graphite, ink, pastel, Prisma on Rives BFK, 14x14”
IPIII: Q4: Mars, Kitt Peak, Yucca baccata, Linum usitatissimum, Bommeria hispida, drawing, graphite, ink, pastel, Prisma on Rives BFK, 14x14”
IPIII: Q5: Mars, Kitt Peak, Quercus ragosa, Pinus cembroides, digital drawing composited with graphite and ink drawing on Arches Aquarelle, archival ink jet print, edition of 10, 14X14”
IPIII: Q6: Mars, Kitt Peak, Bommeria hispida, Quercus ragosa, Yucca baccata, digital drawing composited with graphite and ink drawing on Arches Aquarelle, archival ink jet print, edition of 10, 14X14”
IPIII: Q7: Mars, Kitt Peak, Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa, Yucca baccata, digital drawing composited with graphite and ink drawing on Arches Aquarelle, archival ink jet print, edition of 10, 14X14”
IPIII: Q8: Mars, Kitt Peak, Yucca baccata, Linum usitatissimum, Bommeria hispida, digital drawing composited with graphite and ink drawing on Arches Aquarelle, archival ink jet print, edition of 10, 14X14”
Inflection Point II: Pluto, Grand Canyon, drawing, graphite, ink, pastel, collage, 42x42”
Inflection Point II, Variant l: Pluto, Grand Canyon, Pinus pungens, Agave parryi, Lomatium leptocarpus, Erysimum capitatum, Opuntia polyacantha, drawing, graphite, ink, pastel, Prisma, 42x42”
Inflection Point II: Variant lI: Pluto, Grand Canyon, Agave parryi, Opuntia polyacantha, Lomatium leptocarpus, Pinus pungens, Erysimum capitatum, digital drawing composited with graphite and ink drawing on Arches Aquarelle, archival ink jet print, edition of 10, 42X42”
IP II Ql: Pluto, Grand Canyon, Agave Parryi, Echinocereus Engelmannii, Pinus Pungens, drawing, graphite, ink, pastel, Prisma, 14x14”
IP II Q2: Pluto, Grand Canyon, Pinus Pungens, Castilleja Linariifolia, Lomatium Leptocarpus, drawing, graphite, ink, pastel, Prisma, 14x14”
IP II Q3: Pluto, Grand Canyon, Erysimum Capitatum, Echinocereus Fasciculatus, Agave Parryi, drawing, graphite, ink, pastel, Prisma, 14x14”
IP II Q4: Pluto, Grand Canyon, Erigeron Concinnus, Pinus Pungens, Opuntia Polyacantha, drawing, graphite, ink, pastel, Prisma, 14x14”
IPII: Q5: Pluto, Grand Canyon, Agave parryi, Echinocereus engelmannii, Pinus pungens, digital drawing composited with graphite and ink drawing on archival ink jet print, 14X14”
IPII: Q6: Pluto, Grand Canyon, Pinus pungens, Castilleja linariifolia, Lomatium leptocarpus, digital drawing composited with graphite and ink drawing on Arches Aquarelle, archival ink jet print, edition of 10, 14X14”
IPII: Q7: Pluto, Grand Canyon, Erysimum capitatum, Echinocereus fasciculatus, Agave parryi, Pinus pungens, digital drawing composited with graphite and ink drawing on Arches Aquarelle, archival ink jet print, edition of 10, 14X14”
IPII: Q8: Pluto, Grand Canyon, Erigeron concinnus, Pinus pungens, Opuntia polyacantha, digital drawing composited with graphite and ink drawing on Arches Aquarelle, archival ink jet print, edition of 10, 14X14”, 2017
Inflection Point I: Estrellas, moon, drawing, graphite, ink, digitally archived ink jet print on Arches Aquarelle, edition of 10, 42X42”
Inflection Point I: Variant I: bougainvillea, sweetgum, seed pods, mesquite beans, moon craters, drawing, graphite, ink, Prisma and pastel on Rives BFK, 42X42”, 2015
Inflection Point I: Variant II: fig, bougainvillea, sweetgum, mesquite beans, moon craters, digital drawing composited with graphite and ink drawing on Arches Aquarelle, archival ink jet print, edition of 10, 42X42”
IP I Variant III: bougainvillea, sweetgum, mesquite beans, moon craters, digital drawing composited with graphite, ink, digital print on lightweight flag, 112" X 74”
IPI: Q1: bougainvillea, moon, archived digital print on Arches Aquarelle, 12X12”
IPI: Q2: mesquite beans, moon, drawing, graphite, ink and Prisma, on Johanna, 12X12”
IPI: Q3: seed pod, moon, drawing, graphite, ink and Prisma, on Johanna, 12X12”
IPI: Q4: fig, moon, drawing, graphite, ink, Prisma and gouache, on Johanna, 12X12”
IPI: Q5: bougainvillea, moon, digital drawing composited with graphite and ink drawing on Arches Aquarelle, archival ink jet print, edition of 10, 12X12”
IPI: Q6: mesquite beans, moon, digital drawing composited with graphite and ink drawing on Arches Aquarelle, archival ink jet print, edition of 10, 12X12"
IPI: Q7: seed pod, moon, digital drawing composited with graphite and ink drawing on Arches Aquarelle, archival ink jet print, edition of 10, 12X12”
IPI: Q8: fig, moon, digital drawing composited with graphite and ink drawing on Arches Aquarelle, archival ink jet print, edition of 10, 12X12”
drawing, graphite and ink, 22" X 30"
drawing, graphite, Prisma and ink, 22" X 30"
drawing, graphite, Prisma and ink, 22" X 30"
drawing, graphite,Prisma and ink, 22" X 30"
drawing, 22" X 30", 2010
Satellite 8: Tulips/Candelilla, Moon Craters, drawing; graphite, ink, Prisma pencil, 22"x 30", 2011
drawing, graphite, ink and Prism on rives BFK, 30×44”.
drawing, graphite mixed, 72" x19.5"
drawing, pen & ink over archival ink jet print, 72" x19.5"
ink drawing over archival ink jet print, 72" x 19.5"
drawing, graphite, mixed, 72" x 19.5"
mixed drawing over archival ink jet print, 72" x 19.5"
lithograph, edition of 20, 22" X 30"
collaborating printer Bill Lagattuta, Tamarind, 2009.
lithograph, 22" X 30"
edition of twenty, collaborating printer Bill Lagattuta, Tamarind
lithograph, 22" x 30"
lithograph, 22×30”.
lithograph, 22" x 30"
lithograph, 22×30.
screen print, 32" x 23 1/2"
serigraph, 8" X 10"
serigraph, 8" X 10"
dry point, 15×11”
dry point, 15×11’’
As an artist I find the physical act of drawing on a computer screen not unlike drawing on a lithography stone or plate. Additionally computer generated drawing provides an artist with expansive tools and a depth of possibilities for color, line and scale. It enables me to create art that can exist in unexpected formats. At this point in my work, the conventional tools and techniques of drawing meet the new digital tools of drawing. They meet as I merge intricately hand-drawn images created for computer use with images drawn in the computer with a digital pen. My background of creating drawings using traditional drawing and printmaking tools informs my digital work as does the computer inform my hand drawn work. I want the intimacy and precious nature of drawing to also be reflected in my digital work.
digital drawing, archival ink jet print
digital, 2015
digital drawing, archival ink jet print
digital drawing, archival ink jet print
archival inkjet print
archival inkjet print
archival inkjet print, Redwood
archival inkjet print
digital drawing
digital drawing
digital drawing
digital drawing
digital drawing
installation, 2011
Modified Arts, 2011. With Adam Murray
