Senses Series (sound): the sound of summer stars, 2015

oil, 2 panels, 14 x 11 and 5 in. round

Senses Series (touch): hands can't hide a face-lift, 2014

oil. panel, 14 x 11

Nora Ephron may think it is the neck that shows our age, but I think it is the hands that don't lie and give it away.  One can always wear a scarf.  Rings don't do the same thing.  

Senses Series (sight): twinkle, 2014

Twinkle

for Pops
oil, panel, 14 x 11

Senses Series (taste): smile, 2014

Smile, it's your birthday.

oil, 3 panels, 14 x 11, 2 raised panels

Heartrock, 2015

I found this heartrock by the Jordan Creek on my birthday with Rae.

 acrylic on box with hidden object, primary source, 4 x 3 x 1.5

Glazed Garden Vase, 2010-2015

oil on box, 10 x 6.5 x 4

Front (top), side view and hidden object (bottom)

Scroll Box, 2015 (2011-15)

Acrylic, box, Receipt-register paper

Ititamat, Time Ball, 2015

acrylic on panel, 16 x 12

Yakima tribe of Native Americans... the tribe’s history was passed down from generation to generation by the women of the tribe using an oral tradition known as the time ball. New brides used hemp twine to record their life history starting with courtship. They tied different knots into the twine for days and weeks and added special beads for significant events. They then rolled the twine into a ball known as the “ititamat,” which means “counting the days” or “counting calendar.” The ball of twine grew in size as time passed and as events occurred. The women would sometimes divide the twine into 25-year lengths to make it more manageable. When the women were very old, they could use the knots and beads of their time balls to recall not only what happened in their lives but when the events occurred. They could easily recount when their children were born, when they moved away, and other major experiences. When a woman died, her “ititamat” or time ball was buried with her.
http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/zoebrigley/entry/the_native_american/ 

Yakima Time Ball, Cooper Hewitt

My Time Ball

Time Ball Loom

Last Academic Year, 2014-15

2 box set: acrylic on wood, each 6 x 5

Fall: 16 paintings

Spring: 15 paintings