"clump of cells" in progress

Clump of Cells is a work in progress. I made the prototype last week and my "intern" worked on these last night. I'm contemplating how to hang these sculptures, on the wall or from the ceiling. Since they are translucent, light is very important to their placement. I am going to try to fabricate a clear plexiglass bracket to have them attached to the wall but float about 6 inches away from it. I'm not sure if I am going to hard wire them so they give off light or just focus pinpoint gallery lighting on them to cast shadows. 

phototransfer of iphone image

15x15 in.

100 POSSIBILITIES

This is my little part in the project 100 POSSIBILITIES. Explanation from the website...

"In honor of CAA’s Centennial, the artist Sheryl Oring asked 2012 Annual Conference attendees a single question: What is the role of the artist?

Over the course of a two-day performance in Los Angeles, Oring posed the question to her visitors and transcribed their answers verbatim onto note cards using a manual typewriter, with a goal of collecting one hundred answers. Hence the title of her work, 100 Possibilities. Collectively, these answers will paint a portrait of academic views about the role of the artist as CAA enters its second century as a professional organization.

Oring’s performance took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from 1:00 to 5:00 PM on Wednesday, February 22, and Thursday, February 23, 2012—or until she received her one hundred answers."

when the sun has not strength to thaw

acrylic on plaster on canvas backing

Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies publication

I am ecstatic that Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies will publish an image from my installation, Surrogate for their special issue on reproductive technology and reproductive justice. In celebration of its fortieth anniversary in 2015, Frontiers will devote one special issue per year for the next five years to reflections on significant events and topics from the past four decades. My work will be included in the 2013 special issue, guest edited by Mytheli Sreenivas, which will commemorate Roe vs. Wade and focus on reproductive rights, reproductive justice, and reproductive technologies. The editorial team thought that my photograph was “quite provocative and striking.” What an honor to be included in one of the oldest and most respected feminist journals in the United States. Hooray for a scholarly publication that embraces feminist and gender conscious artists!

Union College Exhibit

If you are in Schenectady, New York go see my print...

Union College Visual Arts Building 

NAVIGATING THE CURRENTS: 

100 INKTERACTION 

REACTIONS

Exhibition Dates: January 11 through March 17, 2012

Gallery hours: Monday through Saturday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Prehistoric Portraiture

Here are some important things to keep in mind if you’re shooting a high profile client that existed approximately 75 million years ago.

Chose a location that can be versatile, you never know when your client is going to want to eat part of the set or an assistant.

Try out some test shots and know your equipment and settings very well. Be aware that your client might smash your equipment at any moment with his sharp claws and/or teeth.

Make sure your equipment is light and portable, so you can move quickly. You do not want to depend exclusively on available light when dealing with a fierce killing machine.

Be flexible! Sometime the end results differ from what you had in mind. Don’t get frustrated; keep working and try to stay alive!

Try as many things as you can during the shoot. You never know what’s going to happen. There may be some surprising shots to be made. Tiny arms on a giant body can be comical when paired with the right prop.