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Pieces

In this body of work, I play with the expectations we have of a jigsaw puzzle.

Putting a puzzle together mirrors what we strive for in our lives. Chaos becomes order. Pieces fit and make sense when put in place. They become integral as we begin to understand the big picture.  Instead, I have taken individual pieces apart to find meaning in an alternate ordering.

 

Although I deeply appreciate the natural world, working with it as my subject overwhelms me since it is infinitely large, infinitely detailed, profoundly complex, and constantly changing. So, I’ve narrowed my focus to one small piece of this world, choosing the flora near me, especially California Wildflowers. Unlike birds and other fauna, I can get a good look at this stationary microcosm of life. And I am slowly, much like with a jigsaw puzzle, putting the pieces together of my environment.

This ongoing project was begun in 2021.  The following images depict Wind Poppies, Live Oak, Lupine, Cleveland Sage, Wild Rose, Columbine, Golden Lantern, Indian Pink, and Canyon Sunflower.  14" h x 11" w

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Picking up the Pieces

I reconfigured each standard puzzle shape into twelve into new shapes that are laid out in grids.  Like a personal and cultural Rorschach test, I labeled them with my associations.

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15 panels

17”h x 11”w each

2019

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Picking up the Pieces  slideshow

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Redacted II 

19"h x 13" w

2020

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Memory

19"h x 13"w

2020

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Haploid

17"h x 11"w

2019

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Missing Links

19"h x 13"w

2020

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Disintegrate

17"h x 11"w

2019

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Finished

18"h x 24"w

500 piece custom puzzle

2020

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