God-Shaped Hole is a developing project that examines parallels between the concealment of sexual and gender identities (e.g., hiding or withholding sexual or gender identities for safety) and hunting in nature. The title takes a Christian belief–that each of us carries a void within that can only be filled with God–and reinterprets it from the perspective of the queer community, reflecting on personal and collective queer trauma. This project has been generously supported by the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation and the Rhode Island School of Design's SPUR Fund. The project first began by researching works of art in Italy from Rome to Faenza, visiting holy sites, and studying maiolica painting at Faenza Art Ceramic Center. Maiolica refers to the white-glazed pottery of the Italian Renaissance where the style was popularized, with major centers of production in Deruta, Faenza, and Florence. See below for small works I created while in residency, the first installation and process of the pattern development. See gallery views and community projects and 2026 catalog from the exhibition. |
Through the Trees, 2024, 6-Layer silkscreen, inkjet print on paper. 15 x 20 in. |
Passing Through a Small Opening Portfolio
Series of six silkscreen prints with inkjet and mica feature images taken from trail cameras, medical documents, and other sourced media.
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Shhh...I’m Hunting F*ggots, 2025, Silkscreen, mica, and inkjet on paper, 20 x 15 in
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High Risk Homosexual, 2025, Silkscreen, mica, and inkjet on paper, 15” x 20
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Passing, 2025, Silkscreen, mica, and inkjet on paper, 15 x 20 in.
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Dormant Desires, 2025, Silk aquatint on paper pulp painting made of abaca, mulberry, cotton, and cattails from Ohio, 25 x 44 in. (paper)
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No Surrender, Silkscreen on paper, 2025, 15 x 18.5 in.
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A Hole to the Sky, 2025, Etching, aquatint ,and spit bite on handmade paper, 18 x 24 in. (Plate),
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Queer Deer Target, 2024, Etching, aquatint, and silkscreen on paper, 11 x 14 in.
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Creek Light, 2025, Cotton, abaca, and cattail paper pulp painting with gouache, watercolor, ink, graphite, pastel, and colored pencil mounted to panel, 18 x 18 in
God-Shaped Hole Portfolio
Series of seven etchings prints with handmade paper.
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Fence and Man, 2026, Etching with handmade paper, 11 x 11 in.
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Before I Let Go, 2025, Etching with handmade paper, 11 x 11 in.
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Fence and Church, 2026, Etching with handmade paper, 11 x 11 in.
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God-Shaped Hole, 2022-24, Box blind with partial maiolica glazed terracotta and stoneware, unfinished wood crate, wire fence, ink-jet printed fabric, hand-dyed cotton, and nails, Dimensions variable |
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Residency and Installation Process Photos
Sketches of ceramic tondos and installation walls, Pen drawing, 16in x 19in, 2022-23
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1/16 Scale model of Box Blind, underglaze on white stoneware, 2022-23, 5 x 5.25 x 6 in
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Maiolica on Faenza clay
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The process for developing the patterns for the installation began with copperplate etchings that were hand-colored and then digitized into Adobe Illustrator.
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