Pieces of Pi

Oil, acrylic, charcoal, and Galkyd on canvas

12" x 12" (each)

2008

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This triptych shows fractions of pies over fractions of pi.  Or rather, fractions of 2*pi.  

The first piece is called "Pie for Three" and it shows 4*pi/3 written out in decimal form to about 35 digits in the background.  The pie is missing one third.

The second piece, "Pie," has 2*pi in approximate decimal form and shows a full pie.

The third piece, "Pie for 8," has pi/4 in approximate decimal form and shows an eighth of a pie.

Though it doesn't photograph well, each pie has a thick coating of dripped Galkyd over the red part, making it look like pie filling.

Portrait of a Friend

Mixed media on canvas

24" x 18"

2007

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This is a portrait of my good friend Megan.  I'm posting it now, because she just came out to visit me!

Self Portrait

Oil on canvas

48" x 48"

2005

$200

This is a self portrait from a couple of years ago.  At the time, I was experimenting with muted colors and exaggerated shapes.  (You can see the same style in the Split Personality diptych.)  

Sketchbook

Collage on paper

9.5" x 14"

2009

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These are some recent experimental pieces in my sketchbook. I'm discovering the joy of envelopes and collage and have been raiding my sister's origami paper stores. Each piece is continuation of the one below it. The bottom-most image is all envelopes closed, the middle image is all envelopes open, and the top image is the scraps left over after making the envelopes.

Adoration

Oil on canvas

40" x 30"

2006

$120

This is an older piece, but I continue to find it funny.  It was the result of matching random objects and emotions: toilet brush / love.  Though the combination occurred at random, when I look at it I feel a certain sense of irony in the way it speaks to women's roles.  In a time when many of our mothers have broken out of the domestic, private sphere, for some daughters (like myself) there is a romanticized notion of the 60's stay at home mom.  We forget about the drudgery and think of the potlucks, salons, and cocktails.  I wonder if the pendulum will swing back, and when it does, will high level female executives find a renewed love for their toilet brushes?

27 is Not a Prime Number

Oil and conte crayon on masonite

36" x 42"

2008

$500

This piece includes the ordered numbers 1 through 90 with the prime numbers highlighted in white.  There is an abstracted rock wall superimposed over the number line.  The piece speaks to the unpredictable nature of the occurrence of primes and relates it to the unpredictability of natural forces. 

Beta Birds

Oil, acrylic, charcoal, and conte on canvas

24" x 30"

2008

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This piece substitutes birds on a wire for gammas and betas in an equation.