A Natural Evolution of RECYCLED ART
"Northwest Passage"

Eggshells, vinyl and watercolor, 2011
I saw the Pulp Fashion show, with Isabelle deBorchgrave's fabulous kimonos
made out of paper, at the De Young Museum in 2011 and had to try my hand at
adhering more eggshells on vinyl. In this piece, I am reflecting the state of our sea ice,
as it continues to break up as a result of global warming. I achieved the green watery
background by adhering my watercolor painting on newsprint to the back of the vinyl.
made out of paper, at the De Young Museum in 2011 and had to try my hand at
adhering more eggshells on vinyl. In this piece, I am reflecting the state of our sea ice,
as it continues to break up as a result of global warming. I achieved the green watery
background by adhering my watercolor painting on newsprint to the back of the vinyl.
"Seeing the World Through New Eyes"

CD's, Vinlyl and Gel Skins, 2011
Music makes its way into many of my pieces. For this kimono, I collaged old CD's
I picked up at the free library give-away at the College of Marin in 2005, and held onto them
for 6 years until I found the "perfect" project. I added to my collection with more CD's
purchased from the recycling center called SCRAP in San Francisco. I took photos at the
Monterey Bay Aquarium of the endangered sea dragons and created gel "skins" with
polyacrylamide gel medium and adhered them to the CD's. All of the CD's are sewn to the vinyl,
in order to maintain the free movement in the piece. I named the piece "Seeing the World Through New Eyes"
because the viewer can see their reflection in the brilliant light-refractive CD's. This piece is on view at my studio C
at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA.
I picked up at the free library give-away at the College of Marin in 2005, and held onto them
for 6 years until I found the "perfect" project. I added to my collection with more CD's
purchased from the recycling center called SCRAP in San Francisco. I took photos at the
Monterey Bay Aquarium of the endangered sea dragons and created gel "skins" with
polyacrylamide gel medium and adhered them to the CD's. All of the CD's are sewn to the vinyl,
in order to maintain the free movement in the piece. I named the piece "Seeing the World Through New Eyes"
because the viewer can see their reflection in the brilliant light-refractive CD's. This piece is on view at my studio C
at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA.