I think about you all the time

I think about you all the time was 1/5th of “KIN-SHIP,” a group show within Graduate Exhibition One at SAIC Galleries in March 2023. More about the show can be found here.

I think about you all the time included work by myself alongside various collaborators, such as pileated woodpeckers, a carolina wren, and an extinct fern. The title comes from a work included in the show, whose wall-text read: “Please feel free to take you time, to stay a little while. While they might not be speaking very loudly, I have found that the things in this room have a lot to say, and it has been my pleasure to learn from them over the last few months.”

Just as important as the objects themselves, each work was accompanied by a wall label with artist, title, and material descriptions. These labels have been included as captions for each image, as well as images at the bottom of the page

Exhibition shot of KIN-SHIP

Images also includes work by Becs Epstein (yellow bed) and Margaret Cleary (projection)

Image courtesy of Tony Favarula

I think about you all the time

Oak from Jeff, Maple and Linden from Chicago, and a branch found on the sidewalk by my apartment

36” x 48” x 80”. 2023

I think about you all the time

Oak from Jeff, Maple and Linden from Chicago, and a branch found on the sidewalk by my apartment
36” x 48” x 80”. 2023

Image courtesy of Tony Favarula

Installation shot of "Seat/flag," "Some sort of reunion," and "Seat with ash and borers"

Shoulder riders

Chunk of maple from Chicago, wood from a tree branch found in Grant Park, and a rock with a hole from Northerly Island.
6” x 11” x 70”. 2023

Shoulder riders

Chunk of maple from Chicago, wood from a tree branch found in Grant Park, and a rock with a hole from Northerly Island.

6” x 11” x 70”. 2023

Seat/flag

Sticks from the park, wood from the scrap bin, canvas from when I used to paint, and string from mom.
12” x 28” x 36”. 2022

Seat for ash and borers

Ash from three different trees and glass.
24” x 8” x 60”. 2022

Boat?

Oak from childhood home, stick found in Grant Park.

3” x 9” x 13”. 2023

Some sort of reunion

Oak of unknown origins, fossil coral and maybe a sponge, all found in Lake Michigan. 6” x 9.” 2023

Installation shot of "Nest" and "Mantel"

“Nest” by Carolina Wren. Found Materials. 2” x 4” x 2”. 2019

“Mantel” by Johnny Doley and unknown bugs. Board grown for 100 years by Cedar, rotten ends of posts, all salvaged from Oli’s fence. 3” x 12” x 50”. 2023

Installation shot of "Flower portrait" and "Self portrait"

From left to right:

“Flower portrait.” Queen Ann’s Lace plucked outside of Amy’s barn in Narrowsburg NY, and half a portrait frame, purchased at Scranton flea market. 4” x 2”. 2022.

“Self portrait” by “Annularia Stellata. Fossilization in slate. 1.5” x 3”. ~300,000,000 years ago