Redemption – SF Dump Opening

Hello Everyone! Thank you so much for coming out to support myself and Erik Otto in our two person show at Recology (aka: The Dump) this past weekend. There was a packed crowd Friday night, thanks to the press we got in the Chronicle’s 96 Hours and a mention on KQED’s Things to Do segment last week! The work looked great and the place was packed! Many come out braving the rainy weather to get to the Residency’s Gallery space. Check out the images below to get a sense of the evening.

The Gallery Space just before the Opening Friday, 1/22.

Installations just before the doors open.

Early crowd.

Over 500+ people came out to the show Friday night, braving all the bad weather!

“Construction on” vintage book paper.

“Reclining Still” in colored pencil.

One panel of  ”Contained Spaces”.

A second panel of “Contained Spaces”.

It was an amazing Opening evening and the Residency was a transformative experience overall. Thank you to the entire staff at the Dump: Deborah, Micah, James, Amelia and Sharon, who all made the experience so much richer and easier. To the men who worked beside me scavenging, and to all of my friends, family and fans who make what I do so incredibly rewarding.

SHOW TIME!

I am finally at the end of my Residency at the SF Dump (recently renamed Recology) and my show is this weekend. It’s been an amazing and transforming experience for me and for the direction of my work. Check out some of the image teases below and come out and celebrate with me at the Dump this Friday, 5-9 pm and Saturday, 1-5 pm (1/22 & 23) at Recology, 503 Tunnel Ave., Brisbane, CA 94134

Wall Work

Hey There Everyone!

I’ve had visitors from all over the world and throughout the US checking out my website and blog to see what’s going on with the SF Dump Residency. This weekend I began my wall mural of shredded packing paper, gutted more small electronic devices for the circuitry boards and metal, and continued to find little gems among the unending piles of trash at the Dump.

Life goes on and the Art never stops coming. . .

 

 

Experimenting & Expanding

I’m into the second month of my residency at the SF Dump, and though I’ve begun producing work for my show in January, I’m also pushing myself to play with new materials and see with more sensitivity and clarity when I go to scavenge. The images below are how I am seeing my work environment this week. I’ve also been invited to speak at a local college about my experience at the AIR Program and my process.

The Collection Site.

Something I’m playing with right now.

Something I might play with . . .

Looking at the Dump from the Inside . . .

I’ve sifted through the trash for a month now and found inspiration at every turn. I’ve begun a mural on one of the walls of my Studio and am working on 5 drawings simultaneously. Images keep flowing through my head. Ideas are oozing out everywhere. The footage for my video is also beginning to form. I can’t wait to see what the next month holds for me . . .

Here are some images that capture my first month experience.

My work outfit.

These steel-toed and steel-shanked boots take me everywhere I need to go.

One of the places I need to go. I practically run to the collection center now in anticipation of finding something good.

Beauty can be found anywhere.

 

Another day over – another one still ahead. The images will keep coming even after this residency is over.