Artist Statement
The appeal of the familiar is not limited to what we hold dear; there is a vast art world to discover in your local dumpster.
We are no strangers to garbage; even hoarders such as myself experience the grief of throwing things away. I fancy myself as a bit of a redneck engineer, but I fetishize my materials enough to call them 'detritus' if the occasion requires.
Much of my practice is deceivingly tedious, most notably demonstrated by my handmade paints, pigments, and fragrances. The climax of preparation comes to a head when I'm finally forced to quit procrastinating and use what I've created. Through laborious preparation, I allow myself the aesthetic permission to make bad art; by the time I actually use what I've made, the important part is already over.
The tension between high craft and low culture anchors my work throughout a variety of themes and concepts. I draw naked ladies and cherry-pick my way through the Bible; I praise white trash, I make blue paint.
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