Forever Whale Watching, 2007 - Ongoing
Multiple bodies of work that include drawing, wall installation, performance and collaboration, photography, sculpture, painting, writing, poetry, music and song, and attending scientific conferences.
About: Forever Whale Watching is a conceptual framework for my ongoing passion and interest in whales and dolphins as marine mammals that are facing incredibly dangerous and ominous environmental pressures with many species facing extinction. My interest is rooted in an obsession to render extinction visible, to demystify a process so overwhelming and terminal we do not have language for it. This began in graduate school in 2007 with my first attempt, The Baiji’s Last Swim, created again in 2013. Since then the research and work has continued to include a range of projects. This is how I watch the whales, disappearing on our watch, the craziest whale watch of my life. I cannot look away.
Below is the work I’ve made to date, click on any image to see the full series.
Spine-Trees
March 1, 2020 - Ongoing
Made during the pandemic, and while I am an artist-in-residence at Artlandia in Virginia. What is it about a dead tree, still standing in a forest, that reminds me of a whale’s backbone? Many things. So I began to carve them.
Whale Watch in October
October 1-31, 2019
Made during my artist-in-residency with GATE Gallery, I maintained a daily practice of conceptual whale watching with song, drawing, found image, text, and more.
Slides of Her Story
A collection of drawings, 2019
The Feet of Her Tail
A series of small sculptures, 2018
The Divine Feminine featured in the music-film ‘Out There’, by Princess the Band
My artwork of the whales, or the divine feminine, is featured in this original and inspiring work of art and music by the artists and musicians known as Princess
Portrait of Her
Sculptural drawing exhibited at The Sculpture Museum, 2018
Deep See
Mural-sized drawings made directly on studio walls from 2017-2018
The Baiji’s Last Swim
A public performance on the Allegheny River to witness the Baiji’s last swim before extinction, 2013
The Blind Spot of the Dream
A Blind, Guided Tour for One Person, 2010