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WAX WORKS oil and wax on sectioned panels ©2001 BLACK Duck Fly Foot Fish Widow Walnut Jack Ball Book Bear Eye Heart Water Tie Board Snake Tea Beard Mail Eyed-Susan List Spot Tan Head Belt Lung Diamond Hole Bean Pepper Berry Flag Board* Out Light Top Body Thorn Smoke Letter BLUE Book Jeans Water Crab Note Monday Bonnet Velvet Bell Bird Corn Chip Eyes Paint Collar Blood Glass Berries Balls Cheese Fish Flame Light Lips Bottle Point Ribbon Beard Moon Grass RED Pepper Tide Ink Maple Root Wing Letter Man Wood Herring Mulberry Worm Wheat Hot Line Flicker Head Top Tape Pine Spider Flag Eye Heart Slipper Mass Light Wire Fox Marrow YELLOW Onion Fever Pine Legs Daffodil Birch Lemon Fin Sun Rain Moon Teeth Throat Corn Dog Spot Hair Jasmine Tail Submarine Hammer Jacket Jack Light Ware WHITE House Cloud Heat Potato Oak Feather Fish Blood cells Noise Sauce Gold Lightening Ghost Knuckle Rice Sale Light Bread Bean Tail Page Collar Wall Ant Room Diamond* Wash Flag Pepper Cap RAGDALE SERIES works on paper and a limited edition book ©1999 I took on the problems of the world Five angels came but it felt like a room full Wake up, wake up, we have something to tell you Light came down like a wave into my stomach. it lit me up and also joel I met god I was up for five days wondering I didn't have eggs for breakfast, but perhaps there was one in the oven I thought if I rubbed stella hard enough she wild become young again The cat told him everything as he was tying his shoes I Iet all the doves out to fly After the light darkness can follow They told me to unplug things & to draw the shades. others told me not to listen Inside the loft was an ark while outside there was paper being cut and a baby cried like a lamb The windows started to shake Vultures flew northeast in the sky There was stomping in the hallway and up the stairs There is a wild beast in all of us that doesn’t need to come out Wine was tossed but it was not red I went deep I dropped all of my baggage Everything came in twos, everything was opposite I climbed right back out We rushed to rush in the middle of a storm I heard the music of drums down the hallways The whales called out. my hands together became their tails I swam with the fishes, their noise was like opera A strong and beautiful owl flew into my chest Some call it luck. I do not The world is a beehive. I am sweet, my friends are sweet, people in general are sweet. The world can be a lovely place Some thought I was jumping on trampolines Others threw their arms up Some thought that I came apart at the seams A few turned green A few were cold Some thought I bit off too much Some people have silly big mouths People offer dishes, some may be poison, some are messages of god There are many ways to digest this I left a big impression I see the world differently I see you as an act of kindness Different ponds, always a fish Could be balance, sacrament or a crown Sometimes we break things to let light in I am not afraid of dying I just leap over hurdles. now I don't even see them It is an experience, a swim into the tide It is story like a river, long and sometimes silent ADVICE TO ANYONE works on paper ©2000 Don't assign your emotions to someone else Stop with the you vs me and the us vs them Stop love from skipping generations There is a seashell in the basement There will always be pieces missing When you are mean you look ugly Good news happens daily Know what is vapor ADVICE TO MYSELF works on paper ©2000 Be Direct Watch what you take in Get enough sleep Wish on all stars Look for Flowerheads Read all those books Know the things that are vapor Keep your ears open Each day, a half hour of wind on your face This is not a contest A struggle is fine, a fight can be prevented What goes around doesn't always come around HOW THINGS PILE UP oil on drywall ©2001 Head one: they didn't see it coming Head two: they tried to balance on something solid Head three: they slowly learned to accept their postions Head four: they huddled together so that they would not blow away Head five: they struggled for a view for what would happen next Head six: they discovered that knowing would take much effort Head seven: they loved one another and could not be torn apart Head eight: they began to understand that the power was unique Head nine: they each moved halfway to the center Head ten: they saw a narrow passage and formed a line Head eleven: they found that there was no room to think Head twelve: they noticed their dependency and navigated to break free Head thirteen they got caught up in who was going to be first Head fourteen: they learned that they had competing ideas Head fifteen: they believed that their thoughts were the same Head sixteen: they parted and saw that it was Head seventeen: they left and then a quietness was experienced Head eighteen: they appeared to be confused by the unexpected Head nineteen: they experienced a situation differently, thinking it was common Head twenty: they conformed together and ignored one another Head twenty-one: they were weighted down by their emotions Head twenty-two: they took a clue and began to hover about WONDERSCAPES works on paper ©2004 I stood under the illusion that all people were good (43 years) The great spirit gave me my humor to help me pass over ditches Your best interest is not on everyone's mind (even when you are in view and in a puddle of blue) Yes the flame is tiny but it is not out The secrets of my heart are mine Remember a reflection is always something that you can put your hand through The planets are always lined up. please move to the right viewing position now God changed my perception by putting me in a nose dive position Yes, the basket is big. you don't have to fill it up. (it is better to have space) A few of the elementaries that forever follow me. Let me know when you have noticed that time and space have melted together The party always begins when I fall asleep After climbing the last mountain I realized that my hands were tied the entire way The instruments were left one morning, we are waiting for the players to return If one thing is captured from it all I hope it can be held long enough to make a conclusion Those things that surfaced don't belong to me (I will try not to pick them up) I found myself on a road that was not mine Don't trust that life preserver, it is only an illusion All things need all things to be The great spirit took me to the other side of the world to learn a lesson (i did not question) The darkness collecting darkness, like a magnet. At any moment the light can turn on darkness and chase it to another location The dangers of go with the flow must be explained fully It seems that "things never really appear as they really are" is true. Both clouds carry rain Whether it is a raft or an island, apparently it only holds one. It is so sad how you wouldn't let me cry WONDERSCAPES II works on paper ©2004 Division of water continues Water towers noticing the red moon Tributaries as paths, water as ladder Wound between two views A creek under the red sky Right before the clouds passed by Fleeting flock following a direction The way things are hidden from many The way things are taken so secretly Maintain a composure through the changes of your world Its a desert with deep holes that have no water Shroud as a guard and protection The way out to get up the hill The bright side is always there The way things connect is always present The way things turn around Above is sometime below Seed hovers over water while in the night Feathers floating gently over towards a landing Be calm and focus upward When it is over is when we begin Barge softly through the sea of abstraction Anywhere it could happen Two suns come together Stuck between is part of the process Evoke feeling provides meaning Upside down underneath Moving in a certain direction Water to earth to sky Seven keys huddle at the lock Holy blue touches all things lightly Moon, tears, over trees on earth The way things work together reaches beyond what we can see Cough out in the open speeds time up Visible hive has its moment before fading Be there WONDERSCAPES III works on paper ©2004 It is both mysterious and familiar It is all of nature singing together It is planetary, it is real All the little bites will be excused New life begins just when we think it is over The celebration will start again A view of all things All things appear to float, if that is what you want Calm, peaceful and balanced. a certain type of order It is all comfort food to me Don't be fooled, all the pieces fit together Its a toss in the air, we must hope for good weather There are two sides to the river, I banked myself on one of them Where there is smoke there is fear. we try to keep it in the distance A little fire that is felt by many They stay all year long in the same place forever Be calm when all the moons are out Glory is there to reach Visible at dusk Collecting light for many Holy blue rains down on us We are sure not to miss Many fish watch the planets move The garden stays bright in all weather LIFE ON HOLD works on paper ©2009 If we break the perfect circle it is hard to get it back I don't know where I am going and I am fine with it The diving pool is small but always full She jumped off her soapbox to follow her own path When I see my blood I don't want anyone’s to spill I could live in a redwood circle The last fish to see We may not get to where we think we need to go I love this feeling This lantern works I let the snake oil expire Some things can be done without you This vase has sat on this hill since 1682 Time will tell what is fake They thought it was a good idea All the good stuff I saved for you Down is that way We watched the water fall off the moon It is hard to believe that we are told what is a necessity Something beautiful made from sharp teeth I have grown used to life as a little flame I will do it It took many seasons to be noticed Things that are locked are open with a feather I use to trust everything like a homemade muffin All things that fall add to the story's end I can't stop thinking about the hole in the sky I hate that they have bombs that are ready Once again, I was supposed to go but didn't want to I wait, patiently (crossed-out), for the things that are stacked to crash Sometimes for things to rise you need equipment Too often it is a long haul to the watering hole Stepping back and covering your ears may be the only way to get through it My bone did not break but it broke off and was taken One snag a day is ok, more than that I just unravel and disappear I pray for you THE DEMANDMENTS works on paper ©2010-2016 Video Announcement: One day I felt like screaming. I could not paint because I was upset. I thought about God and how he is a He. And how he is invisible. And how I am here alive and a girl. I thought about the 10 Commandments. And how they maybe need some sprucing up. And that perhaps 10 are not enough to get the job done. To help push us through to the new stage. We must not deny that things are out of control. And some habits are making the world ugly and unsafe. We must admit this so we can put our foot down. And say enough is enough! It will not be easy, but it will be the adventure that we long for in our hearts. What can follow next is beautiful. Here are the Demandments organized by a woman alive Forthcoming Wax works, Me, Not Measured | PAINTING 1991-1995 1996-2000 2001-2005 2006-2010 2011-2014 MINI-SERIES 1990 Peppers, Seeds, and Rotting Vegetables 1996 What I painted when I could not paint 2005 For the Birds 2007 Butterflies are free 2011 The Year The Permafrost Softened WORKS ON PAPER 1988-1989 Chairs 1989-1990 Umbrellas 1991-1998 1997 The Chase 1998 Dismantled Sketchbooks 1999 Ragdale Series 2000-2004 Collage Art 2002 Charcoal 2000-2004 Figure Drawing 2000-2005 Project Art 2000 Spinning Plates 2002 Fan Collages 2001 Screaming In Places Where I Can't Be heard 2004 Wonderscapes 2005-2006 The Story of the Universe 2008 Buddha Was Here 2009 Life On Hold (NFS) 2010-2016 The Demandments (NFS) MIXED MEDIUM 1995-1998 Sectioned panels 1997-1998 White Paintings and Furry Work 1998 Red Dot Series 2001-2009 Wax, Wire, Gold, Globe, and Glass 2001 How Things Pile Up 2002 Retablos, oil on metal OBJECT ART 2002-present Project Items Historic-present Fane Items 1550-1560 Ancestral Figure Drawings INSTALLATION 2002-2016 Paradise 2006 Negative to Positive 2007-present Four walls* 2008 Found 2010-present Teacups for Reading Tea Leaves 2011-present Waterworks* 2000-present My Crates PERFORMATIVE 2004 White Sands 2006 Blue Clouds LIBRARY OF BOOKS 2000-present Painting Inventory Book of Days Whitewash The Ragdale Book Brain Book Ransom Magazine Box of Tears Pocket Full of Cries Europe Mongolia Flower Book Retablos: How I Got From Here to Here The Fane Pamphlet Scroll of Influence The Story of Red Trees Red Trees History Red Trees Chronicle Red Trees Prayerbook Red Trees Kakemono Book of Leaves Elemental Communion Found: Journals from the future Symbol Book Books of Sense Organ Origin The Wedding Program The Wedding Book I Must Go Ladder Book* Book of Stairs* The Studio Visit Playbill* Flower Book 2* ...continued STUDIO PRACTICE Studio 1: Dayton and Blackhawk Studio 2: Hubbard and House Project scouting and on location Works in progress Exhibits, happenings, homes Studio clippings and announcements Artist WORLD RIVERS PROJECT overview World Rivers: Curtain World Rivers: Participants World Rivers: Rivers World Rivers: Cloth Visit the River Log TEXT ARCHIVE Artwork Installation Books * documentation is forthcoming This archive is a creative history spanning two decades. The documentation is comprised of many technological formats ranging from slides, 4x5s, photographs, and straddles the introduction of digital formatting of the time. The goal was to preserve images, whether high or low resolution. |
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