In the spirit of Bob Dylan‘s "basement tapes," the Basement Work comprises ideas that are experimental and dimensional. This work breathes new life into found and discarded materials, upcycling them into art.
Blanc sur Blanc
2023
54 by 38 inches
Torn raw canvas glued to raw canvas and painted
Of the Earth
2026
Mixed Media
each panel 20 x 16 inches
My Brother is Going To Live
2005
cut and sewn antique camel bags affixed to canvas
54 x 80 inches
Enigmatic
2025
Mixed media
55 x 72 inches
Weaving the Woven
2023
cut and woven strips of antique, hand-dyed camel bags and paint, mounted on canvas and wood, framed with old discarded ladders
60 x 78 inches
Three by Three
2023
cut antique hand-dyed camel bags, paint, mounted on canvas and wood, framed with old discarded ladders
64 x 72 inches
Tangled Web
2023
woven raw wool roving, wood, framed with old discarded ladders
64 x 72 inches
Weeping Hearts
2023
Mixed media: fragments of used canvas, flipped over, stitched together and painted over with layers of paint and liquid graphite, old paint rags shaped with starch and affixed to canvas on board