Vortex Series 8 x 8
"Navajo" used U.S. postage stamps and resin on cradled wood panel 8 x 8 in (20 cm)
The Vortex Series is a group of small 8 × 8 inch mixed-media works made from carefully arranged, canceled U.S. and international postage stamps and finished with clear resin. Though modest in size, each piece is built slowly and deliberately, with attention to rhythm, balance, and flow.
Every stamp once helped to carry communications from one place to another. By reorganizing these fragments into geometric patterns, the work shifts their original purpose from communication to contemplation. What was once scattered and individual becomes ordered, unified, and calm. The repeating and layered and patterns are inspired by natural forms found throughout the world like weather systems, water movement, and energy patterns seen in nature and meditation practices. The resin finish binds the stamps together and adds depth, clarity, and light, allowing the colors to subtly shift as the viewer moves.
These pieces are meant to be lived with. They invite quiet looking, a sense of balance, and a moment of stillness. While each work stands on its own, together the Vortex Series reflects a long-standing interest in how many small parts and histories can come together to create a harmonious new whole.
Every stamp once helped to carry communications from one place to another. By reorganizing these fragments into geometric patterns, the work shifts their original purpose from communication to contemplation. What was once scattered and individual becomes ordered, unified, and calm. The repeating and layered and patterns are inspired by natural forms found throughout the world like weather systems, water movement, and energy patterns seen in nature and meditation practices. The resin finish binds the stamps together and adds depth, clarity, and light, allowing the colors to subtly shift as the viewer moves.
These pieces are meant to be lived with. They invite quiet looking, a sense of balance, and a moment of stillness. While each work stands on its own, together the Vortex Series reflects a long-standing interest in how many small parts and histories can come together to create a harmonious new whole.
New from the "Vortex" series: used U.S. postage stamps & resin on cradled wood panels, each 8 x 8 in (20 x 20 cm) 2021/22
Each used U.S. postage stamps & resin on cradled wood panels 8 x 8 in (20 x 20 cm) 2021/22
"Childhood Memories" Series 2020-2022
"Spring Moon" used U.S. postage stamps and resin on cradled wood panel 8 x 8 in. 2021
Each used U.S. postage stamps & resin on cradled wood panels 8 x 8 in (20 x 20 cm) 2018-20
"Project Mercury" used U.S. postage stamps and resin on cradled wood panel 8 x 8 in. 2020
Each used U.S. postage stamps & resin on cradled wood panels 8 x 8 in (20 x 20 cm) 2018-20