LILITH
ink and charcoal on sewing patterns
40” x 87”
Naked Lilith, standing with clenched fists and staring at the viewer is drawn with charcoal and ink on sewing patterns made of thin tissue paper.
Choosing to work with abrasive materials on a delicate base, portraying a primal rough female nude against a pattern that represents refined and “proper” feminine behavior, highlights Lilith’s defiance a
LILITH WITH BIRD
oil pastels on upholstery fabric
40” x 74”
This piece examines the tension between feminine sensuality and traditional “proper” feminine behavior, between independence and obligation, assertiveness and softness. Against the background of a flowery upholstery fabric that represents “proper taste”, a female figure stares at the viewer as she stretches to hunt a bird.
SWINGING SILHOUETTE
ink and oil pastel on parchment paper
40” x 87”
Using charcoal and oil pastels on delicate paper requires careful attention. The lines following the figure suggest potential for movement and swinging for this upside-down silhouette figure that looks more like a creature or an animal such as a bat, or a sacrificial lamb.
SHROUD
staples and colored pencils on sewing patterns
16” x 45”
Based on the face of Madonna in Michelangelo’s Pieta and on the Shroud of Turin, this portrait records a moment of enormous pain. It is depicted by stapling a thin piece of skin-like paper, simultaneously creating the image and destroying it.
LILITH'S SKIN
bleech, spray paint, ribbons and staples on satin fabric
89” x 83“ x 3”
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