Paper maché, acrylic, wool, mirror, crushed turquoise, crushed stones, gold leaf, guinea fowl feathers, jungle cock eye feathers, other natural feathers, leather, thread, mink eyelashes
32” x 18.5” x 9”
2017
This commissioned piece was created as a sacred symbolic object to represent the theme of Gentle, Benevolent Power.
Paper maché, acrylic, jungle cock and peacock feathers
20” x 28” x 8”
2017
A performance mask that is part of the Re-mythology/Queeros series. A merger of two tricksters from Toltec and Chinese opera traditions: Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent meets Chun Zhongli, the woman with the broken flower face.
Paper maché, mother of pearl shell inlay, blue papua shell, Mongolian horse hair, rabbit fur, acrylic
24” x 17.5” x 6”
2016
This mask was a commissioned piece incorporating animal symbology, pythagorean numerology, and the client’s spiritual and cultural traditions. It features a spider woman with eight eyes spinning thread from her mouth, crowned by whales that carry sacred disks.
Paper maché, acrylic, gold leaf, crushed turquoise, red coral, glass, crushed jet black, rabbit fur, bamboo, wood, dried lichen, moss, burnt leather
68" x 40" x 9"
2016
This work is a re-mything of the ancient Chinese creation story of Nüwa and Fuxi, the brother-sister/husband-wife pair. This mask unifies the two as a single trans/two-spirit entity, unifying dualities and queering the hero's journey.
Papier mâché, acrylic, rabbit fur, willow branches, polyester fabric
29”x25”x12”
2015
This elephant was inspired by the Yi Jing hexagram for 坤 - The Receptive (Earth). It was created as part of a mask series interpreting the trigrams and using Yi Jing divination to inform and direct the creative process.
Papier mâché, wool, acrylic, beach sea glass, dried moss, branches
33" x 30" x 10"
2016
This crow mask was inspired by the Yi Jing hexagram for 艮 - Stillness (Mountain). It was created as part of a mask series interpreting the trigrams and using Yi Jing divination to inform and direct the creative process.
Papier mâche, wireform mesh, acrylic, synthetic hair, mirrors, clay, driftwood, found objects
45” x 27.5” x 3.5”
2016
This sculpture of a child Taurus was inspired by the Yi Jing hexagram for 兌 - The Joyous (Lake). It was created as part of a mask series interpreting the trigrams and using Yi Jing divination to inform and direct the creative process.
Paper maché, acrylic, gold leaf, joint compound, branches
25” x 20” x 13”
2015
This seahorse mask was inspired by the Yi Jing hexagram for 坎 - The Abyss (Water). It was created as part of a mask series interpreting the trigrams and using Yi Jing divination to inform and direct the creative process.
Paper maché, acrylic, textiles, dried moss and lichen
16”x14”x4” (height x width x depth)
2015
This mask was inspired by archetypes from Chinese folklore and mythology.
Paper mache, acrylic, fabric
23.5” x 12.5” x 4.5”
2015
This mask was inspired by interpreting archetypes and characters from Chinese folklore and mythology.
Wireform mesh, foam core, glass, textiles, feathers, found objects
70” x 54” x 15”
2013
Full-sized multi-operational puppet for the audio-visual project, Invisible Kingdoms. The side panels of the Creature’s head open and close.
