Friend of Dorothy, Record from Performance
Ruby slippers, custom fitted gingham dress, wood, nails,
and dyed socks

I picked dandelions and cattails for you 
Video, rusty nail, screenprinted and painted glaze on white
stoneware
14 x 15 x 1.5 in
2020

Friend of Dorothy
White stoneware, screenprint, rusty nail, video
15.5 x 15 x 3 in

Till the Clouds Roll By
Screenprinted, hand-painted glazed white stoneware with
glitter, video
10 x 7 x .5 in
2020

Spring Boy (After the Party)
Run time:  125 minutes
Handmade paper, buttercream frosting, ceramic bowl. 

Baptism into death/The Colonel serves to the Twelve Tribes
Run time: 50 minutes
 
The installation is a re-staging of Biblical narratives of the baptism of Christ, the Last Supper, the flagellation, and the Messianic Banquet.

The work re-envisions these stories through playing on stereotypes of masculinity in blue collar American male circles while considering the potential for a queer Christ. Outside scenes are utilized to show the transcendence of God’s (queer) glory and love, while interior scenes present the strife within the queer's time on earth. 

​The vast field alludes to the ever-distant promised land, a queer future. The Messianic Banquet is seen in both Christian and Jewish traditions as the time when the twelve tribes of Israel will be restored, and the land of milk and honey is ushered in. This event holds potential hope in these traditions for renewal, peace, and acceptance where all the righteous will sit at the table together. In a similar way, queers look towards the distant to come, to be free.