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Indifference and Suffering in the Age of COVID-192020, Woodblock print, 31 x 48 inchesThis piece features the twin realities of our failure to recognize and deal with the Corona Virus pandemic. While vaguely abstract, the left figure casually enjoys a cocktail as the left figure throws up hands in an "I give up" gesture. Death masks stare back and the numbers exponentially show the monthly death toll up until this piece was finished in October of 2020.
Edition of 6 from 4 carved blocks |
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Citizen Journalist2020, Woodblock print, 12 x 12 inchesCitizen Journalist recognizes the bravery of those using their phones as recording devices during violent protests or to record abuse of power by those in authority.
Edition of 20, red and black on two carved blocks |
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Rime2020, Woodblock Print, 34 x 48 inchesRime is inspired by the Coleridge poem, "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Created during a period where America is burdened with the twin albatrosses of systemic racism and the ineffective politicized response to the word-wide COVID-19 pandemic.
Edition of 4 artist proofs, black from single carved block |
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The Captivity of Prometheus2020, color woodblock print, 42 x 31 inchesThe Captivity of Prometheus refers to his punishment in retaliation for stealing fire from the gods to deliver to humans. It speaks to the abuse of power by Autocrats, in this work, the mythological Zeus.
Edition of 6 plus 2 artist proofs, 6 colors from 3 carved blocks |
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Moses and the Burning Bush2020, woodblock print, 29 x 51 inchesMoses and the Burning Bush originates from a 1980 photo of a homeless man I met in New York City. In this time of the covid 19 pandemic, I thought of the ironies in directives to stay in our home to avoid spreading the virus. This piece speaks to our wealth inequality and tangentially to our political lack of will to care for at-risk citizens.
Edition of 6 plus1 artist proof, black from single carved block |
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Rota Fortunae2020, color woodblock print, 12 x 12 inchesI created Rota Fortunae or Wheel of Fortune in February and March of 2020 upon learning that the novel coronavirus was declared a pandemic by WHO. Partially a self-portrait of someone at risk due to preconditions and a reminder of the indiscriminate nature of a virus.
Edition of 12 plus 2 artist proofs, 6 colors from 6 carved blocks |
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Garden Variety Sisyphus2019, color woodblock print, 42 x 31 inchesThese burdens of Sisyphus are as light as flowers: first-world problems, celebrity problems, and complaints of society's privileged. They are the problems of white privilege and class privilege that ignore our social contract.
Edition of 6, 4 colors from 2 carved blocks - Edition of 4, black from single carved block |
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Windy Day in Hong Kong2019, color woodblock print, 17 x 25 inchesWindy Day in Hong Kong references the 2019 Hong Kong protest against Mainland China's moves to undermine judicial autonomy. Clashes between police and mask-wearing activists became increasingly violent, with tear gas fogging the streets and live rounds fired.
Edition of 12 plus 5 artist proofs, 5 colors from 5 carved blocks |
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Rare Water Lilies2017, woodblock print, 37 x 47 inchesInspired by Pieter Brueghel's Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, this work is a contemplation of the the disconnect between indifference and the fragility of life.
Edition of 5 plus 1 artist proof, black from single carved block |
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Fukushima2016, color woodblock print, 30 x 20 inchesAfter the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima nuclear power plant the “Fukushima 50”, a small band of workers sacrificed their future health to prevent a catastrophic meltdown.
Edition of 8 plus 2 artist proofs, 4 colors from 2 carved blocks |
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Icarus2015, woodblock print, 50 x 34 inchesIcarus is the classic tale of hubris.
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist proof, black from single carved block |
Inspired by William Shakespeare's The Tempest, this is Ariel, the spirit bound to Prospero, summoning the storm.
Edition of 3 EA (monoprints), 8 colors from 6 carved blocks |
Tipping Point |
2013, color woodblock print, 24 x 82 inches |
Tipping Point has a cool side and a warm side representing climate change. The central imagery is from Mayan petroglyphs showing gods passing to the underworld. One theory speculates the decline of the Mayan civilization was at least partly due to man made climate changes brought about by the massive deforestation projects required to make the lime that covered the vast network of temples throughout Central America.
Edition of 3, 8 colors from 8 carved blocks
Edition of 3, 8 colors from 8 carved blocks