“Within These Walls”, 2023-ongoing, is a collection of baby cribs and mobiles constructed from heavy logs, thorny branches, spiky seed pods, all hanging in delicate balance. This project examines the unsettling contradiction of childhood as both a site of nurture and a landscape of vulnerability. What are the consequences when a caretaker delivers love and repeated harm all at once? What does it mean to be cradled by something that wounds? Can stability exist when trust was coerced?
By a Thread - 2023, European water chestnut seed pods, found driftwood, black walnut skin, fishing wire (suspended); 45x15x40 in. & 12 lbs.
By a Thread - 2023, European water chestnut seed pods, found driftwood, black walnut skin, fishing wire (suspended); 45x15x40 in. & 12 lbs.
Baby Mobile 2 - 2023, Walnut trunk, black walnut skin halves, black eye peas, desert willow seed pod, poppy seed pod (suspended); 34x8x52 in. & 13 lbs.
Baby Mobile 2 - 2023, Walnut trunk, black walnut skin halves, black eye peas, desert willow seed pod, poppy seed pod (suspended); 34x8x52 in. & 13 lbs.
Baby Mobile 3 - 2023, European water chestnut seed pods, honey locust seed pods, black eye peas, black turtle beans (suspended); 15x15x70 in.
Baby Mobile 3 - 2023, European water chestnut seed pods, honey locust seed pods, black eye peas, black turtle beans (suspended); 15x15x70 in.
Baby Canopy - 2024, European water chestnut seed pods, poppy seed pod, black eye pea, maple branch, fishing wire, brown thread (suspended); 22x22x55 in.
Baby Canopy - 2024, European water chestnut seed pods, poppy seed pod, black eye pea, maple branch, fishing wire, brown thread (suspended); 22x22x55 in.
Baby Basket - 2024, Young black locust branches, rope; 33x19x8 in.
Baby Basket - 2024, Young black locust branches, rope; 33x19x8 in.
Baby Cradle - 2025, Blackberry branches, found driftwood, rope; 18x55x13 in.
Baby Cradle - 2025, Blackberry branches, found driftwood, rope; 18x55x13 in.
Baby Gym - 2025, Pheasant's skin, blackberry branches, datura & burdock seed pods, european water chestnut, black eye peas, black turtle beans; 22x29x15 in.
Baby Gym - 2025, Pheasant's skin, blackberry branches, datura & burdock seed pods, european water chestnut, black eye peas, black turtle beans; 22x29x15 in.
Kinetic Balance - 2026, found driftwood, young black locust branches, five chopped black locust trunks, fishing wire (suspended); 55x22x55 in. & 22 lbs.
Kinetic Balance - 2026, found driftwood, young black locust branches, five chopped black locust trunks, fishing wire (suspended); 55x22x55 in. & 22 lbs.
Stumpy Mobile - 2025, Bush stump, datura seed pods, poppy seed pod, found sea shells, copper wire (suspended); 13x20x36 in. & 15 lbs.
Stumpy Mobile - 2025, Bush stump, datura seed pods, poppy seed pod, found sea shells, copper wire (suspended); 13x20x36 in. & 15 lbs.
Stumpy Mobile - 2025, Bush stump, datura seed pods, poppy seed pod, found sea shells, copper wire (suspended); 13x20x36 in. & 15 lbs.
Baby Crib - 2026, Young black locust, cotton balls, hair; 20x32x28 in.
Baby Crib - 2026, Young black locust, cotton balls, hair; 20x32x28 in.
Baby Crib - 2026, Young black locust, cotton balls, hair; 20x32x28 in.
Baby Crib - 2026, Young black locust, cotton balls, hair; 20x32x28 in.
Baby Crib - 2026, Young black locust, cotton balls, hair; 20x32x28 in.