Wonderwheel

ADAC Atlanta Decorative Arts Center. Atlanta 2020

Black Box Theater, Maryland Institute College of Art 2019

The boy asked his mother, "Will I die too?

And the mother felt tight in her chest

She built him a model of the Universe

and told him, "If you learn this, you will

find that you go on forever."

When displayed together, the 59 panels (oil and gold leaf) create a painting in-the-round to envelope the viewer within a spectrum. Lines, imagery, and shapes depict common scenery of the contemporary landscape. The paintings and installation are constructed around a narrative of a mother/artist who builds a model of the Universe to teach and protect her children.  6,000 freestanding clear dominoes are positioned in the center of the installation. Accompanying the installation are I-spy books of poems for the viewer to use to find items within the installation.