Category Archives: Past Projects

Projects and installations of note

Anthrax Victims Series

Screenprint on Glass

Portraits of the five victims of the Anthrax attack of 2002-2. The portraits are created by light passing through glass plates with clear acrylic ink screenprinted on them, a shadow, in the shape of the portrait is projected on the wall behind the plates.
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Enron Series


Portraits of Enron executives printed using vaseline through a silkscreen.

Above: Andrew Fastow

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A Line in the Sand

Ariel Sharon, spraypaint on sand , 2002, dimensions variable

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The Patriotic American Window Decal Series

Screenprints on Static Cling material on window

The portrait series includes images of prominent United States
figures in the on-going ‘War on Terrorism’. Silkscreened on
transparent static cling material, these car window decals are
provocative statements about who and what we honor with
patriotic symbolism.

Plastic Pop Stars

screenprints on plastic bags, 2001, dimensions variable

Portraits of pop music performers printed on plastic bags, half of the editions were strewn about the city of Philadelphia.
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Leather Impression Paddles


This series of Leather Impression Paddles were commissioned by the Philadelphia Fringe Festival in 2004. The paddles included portraits of Fringe Festival Administrators which were intended to leave an portrait impression on the skin.

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the Saintly Barmen Stamps


This series of rubber stamp portraits was commissioned by the Philadelphia Fringe Festival in 2005. The portraits were of the bartenders at the cabaret and were stamped upon all patrons who requested one.
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the 14 Stations of the Cabaret


This series of flags is loosely based on the Stations of the Cross. I honestly do not know much about the crucifixion story except it represents Christ’s passion and ultimate death. Not being a religious person or Catholic for that matter, I saw the Philadelphia Fringe Cabaret as a place of personal reverence. I chose to celebrate the cabaret with my own interpretations of the Stations of the Cross, using candid party photos of my friends and myself in place of characters in the original stations. Some of the associations make complete sense, others are a bit more of a stretch, but I feel they re-emphasize the vibe of the cabaret much as stained glass panels re-emphasize the solemnity of church.
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Every Supreme Court Decision beginning at Bush v Gore (December 2000) until the end of the 2001-2002 term (June 2002)


This piece is composed of rubber stamped portraits of the Supreme Court Justices arranged in a matrix based on the decisions for each case beginning at Bush v. Gore through the end of the 2001-2002 term. There are 151 cases, which are listed in order, beginning at the upper left row and reading from the top to the bottom of each column. The colors assigned to each portrait indicate whether the Justice was appointed under a Republican or Democratic president: red=Republican, blue=Democrat. The grouping along each row indicates the voting record of each Justice. The first portrait to appear is of the Justice who wrote the lead opinion for the majority. The portraits, which follow, are of those who voted with the majority. A blank space, divides the majority from the dissent. After the blank space is the Justice who wrote the dissenting opinion, followed by those who voted with the dissent. All of the portraits that follow the lead Justice, from either the majority or the dissenting opinion, are placed in order of their superiority (the length of time served).
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Portraits of Inmates in the Death Row Population Sentenced as Juveniles


This installation was commissioned by Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia and was on display from 2002 through 2005.

The piece centers on the theme of death row inmates that were sentenced as juveniles, an issue the supreme court in October of 2002 refused to review. {In March 2005, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty for those who had committed their crimes at under 18 years of age was cruel and unusual punishment and hence barred by the Constitution.) Continue reading