Some Birthday, America, 2026
Textile: cotton American flag, zippers, 48 × 72 in
Greed and gilt exact a heavy price.
Four-Letter Words, 2026
Mixed media: acrylic on canvas, netting, vintage French tin sign letters, 33 x 45 in
A presidential portrait.
One Foot Out The Door, 2026
Mixed media: polyester cord, children's shoes, 24 × 30 in
Prompted by accounts of Americans contemplating exile, the work reflects on the irony of a nation—long regarded as a refuge—becoming one its own citizens wish to flee.
Mourning in America, 2026
Mixed media: paper collage on canvas, fabric ribbon, beaded trim, 22 × 28 in
Referencing Ronald Reagan's cheery 1984 campaign slogan, "It's morning again in America," this work reimagines that promise through a shroud of black jet beads, a nation grieving what it believed itself to be.
Generational, 2026
Print on dibond, any dimension with ratio 14:9
What do we owe the next generation? How do we want to be remembered?
Democracy Unraveling, 2026
Textile: inkjet print on cotton, appliqué, thread, 24 × 51 in
The work of sustaining a democracy is never finished; without vigilance, its structure—and its promise—can swiftly come undone.
Detained, 2026
Mixed media: oyster net, children’s photos, zip ties, 20 × 85 in
The human cost of detaining children and separating them from their parents is immeasurable.
Indivisible?, 2025
Textile: inkjet print on cotton, patchwork, machine embroidery, 24 × 42 in
In this reimagined American flag, emojis stand in for the shared values and ideals that might still unite us. The black and white stripes suggest how stark our divisions have become, and how urgently common ground is needed.
E Pluribus Unum, 2023
Digital, 17 x 30 in
Despite what the current administration would have us believe, America's diversity is our strength.
This is a digital collage of my photographs compiled as an American flag. Can be reproduced proportionally at multiple sizes.
Immortal, 2026
Beaded flowers, leaves, and other embellishments on velvet, 36 x 24 in
Elegy for children lost to gun violence. The beaded flowers are vintage French immortelle, lasting tributes placed on gravesites. When the interior wires rusted, the tiny glass beads would fall into the earth.
Keep Them Safe, 2026
Vintage green army men arranged on a peace sign, 26 x 26 in
Expressing gratitude for all those who serve and protect.
Voter 1, 2024
Mixed media, 32 x 26 in
1 of 3. Source image is from a vintage cosmetology textbook. The big-hair and come-hither faces on the women made me feel they were STRONGLY suggesting that everyone should vote in the 2024 presidential election... especially women.
Acrylic paint on paper; background is white stretch vinyl.
Voter 3, 2024
Mixed media, 32 x 26 in
3 of 3. Source image is from a vintage cosmetology textbook. The big-hair and come-hither faces on the women made me feel they were STRONGLY suggesting that everyone should vote in the 2024 presidential election... especially women.
Acrylic paint on paper; background is white stretch vinyl.
Fragmented, 2026
Mixed media - collage, vintage leather gloves, 31.25 x 31.25 in
Patriotic shards of collaged red and blue magazine papers and comics from the 1950s with gloves lying atop the ruins of democracy.
Hope, 2026
Round mirror framed with vintage blue army men and embellished with a gold sequined anchor, 28 x 28 in
Expressing gratitude for RI's enlisted men and women; the anchor is the primary symbol on the RI state flag because it is "The Ocean State."
Descendant, 2026
Mannequin dressed as contemporary patriot, 80 in
Artist as fighter, honoring my 5x great-grandfather Lt. Joseph Brownell, who was wounded at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775.
Keep it Safe, 2026
American flag under glass bell jar, 8 x 5 x 5 in
Democracy is fragile, requiring constant protection.
Message, 2026
Sealed glass bottles containing American flags; one bottle with a rolled-up message, 10 x 20 x 5 in