China Marks

 

 I hack machines in order to draw with them, making eccentric figures that do whatever they like. Then I write and sew out text to incorporate as dialogue and commentary. People of various ages, as well as gods, ghosts, angels and devils, witches, and beasts, dancing to the music of time. The pandemic hasn’t changed much.   

The Company She Keeps, 2019. Fabric, thread, screen-printing ink, fusible adhesive on a contemporary tapestry copy of The Music Lesson by Frederick Leighton. 35 1⁄2 x 37 1⁄2 in. / 90.2 x 95.3 cm.

The Company She Keeps, 2019. Fabric, thread, screen-printing ink, fusible adhesive on a contemporary tapestry copy of The Music Lesson by Frederick Leighton. 35 1⁄2 x 37 1⁄2 in. / 90.2 x 95.3 cm.

 
Flower Gurl, 2017. Fabric, thread, lace, screen-printing ink, Jade Glue, fusible adhesive 16 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. / 42.6 x 32.4 cm.

Flower Gurl, 2017. Fabric, thread, lace, screen-printing ink, Jade Glue, fusible adhesive 16 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. / 42.6 x 32.4 cm.

 
And She Cast a Spell to Bind Him to Her, 2017. Fabric, thread, lace, screen-printing ink, fusible adhesive on a contemporary tapestry copy of Vermeer’s Lace Maker. 26 1⁄4 x 18 1/4 in. / 66.8 x 45.7 cm.

And She Cast a Spell to Bind Him to Her, 2017. Fabric, thread, lace, screen-printing ink, fusible adhesive on a contemporary tapestry copy of Vermeer’s Lace Maker. 26 1⁄4 x 18 1/4 in. / 66.8 x 45.7 cm.

 
An Army of Lovers, 2017. Fabric, thread lace, screen-printing ink, residual latex paint, Jade glue, fusible adhesive 20 1/2 x 25 in. / 52.1 x 63.5 cm.

An Army of Lovers, 2017. Fabric, thread lace, screen-printing ink, residual latex paint, Jade glue, fusible adhesive 20 1/2 x 25 in. / 52.1 x 63.5 cm.

The Kids from Down the Block, 2017. Fabric, thread, lace, Screen-printing ink, fusible adhesive 13 x 11 in. / 33 x 27.9 cm.

The Kids from Down the Block, 2017. Fabric, thread, lace, Screen-printing ink, fusible adhesive 13 x 11 in. / 33 x 27.9 cm.

 
Tomorrow the World, 2017. Fabric, thread, screen-printing Ink, brass trim, plastic ring, cast plastic daemon’s head, coated wire, lace, Jade glue, fusible adhesive on a contemporary tapestry copy of a Cezanne still-life of a basket on a table, also …

Tomorrow the World, 2017. Fabric, thread, screen-printing Ink, brass trim, plastic ring, cast plastic daemon’s head, coated wire, lace, Jade glue, fusible adhesive on a contemporary tapestry copy of a Cezanne still-life of a basket on a table, also integrating part of a tapestry copy of Gaudi’s La Familia 33 1⁄2 x 35 in. / 85.1 x 88.9 cm.

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