Next in Line 2005
Cranberry juice, salt, propane heater, plexiglass

During my December residency, I went through an unexpected passage in my life that resembled a “coming of age” experience.  Crossing the bridge between childhood and adulthood has been met with resistance for many years.  Recently, I have finally felt as though it is my turn.  

As I began to play with childhood icons, I was acutely aware of their adult content.  My attempt to create a fantasy world using sand castle molds quickly developed into the reality of today.  The inequity amongst people in societies, the natural disasters in the world, the surgery that altered my uterus and the imminent decay of all things were thoughts that separated me from the innocence of childhood play.  Despite this awareness of the world, there is a child in me who will remain and an adult who will allow her to stay.

-ArtPatch Gallery, Seattle, WA