Walking Mountains is a solo exhibit which I had in July 2021 in an unconventional back yard gallery. 1122 Gallery consists of a Portland, OR yard with multiple structures that have been converted for the purposes of displaying art, including a car port, large shed, and a chicken coop.
My sketchbook is an immensely important part of my art process. It’s the place I brainstorm for projects, experiment with new techniques, and explore new ideas. Sometimes my sketchbook drawing become prints which can be purchased through my Etsy shop.
In June 2021 I had a solo exhibit titled, Before & During, at Cambium Gallery in Astoria, OR. The show featured works created in the lead-up to as well as created during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photos by Kirista Trask.
I’ve been playing around with free standing and wall mounted ceramic houses. Some are for sale online, others were custom made.
In Her House is an art object zine which can be enjoyed like a book or displayed as a piece of art on a shelf of mantelpiece.
This zine is a concertina folded artist book that is black & white on one side ands full color on the opposite side. One side features line drawings and the other gouache paintings. The book is digitally printed on Mohawk natural colored coverstock.
The book consists of a series of houses and rooms, each page is carefully handcut and glued together by me.
In addition to the concertina, there are also 2 double-side mountain lady paperdoll and a 4”x6” sheet of vinyl stickers that you can add into the rooms of your book
When fully extend the book measures about 40” long and the pages at their highest points are about 8” tall.
Each book is signed and editioned. Due to the handmade nature of this book each copy will have little variations. You can purchase copies here.
Occasionally, I am lucky enough to get the opportunity to create art for publications. As a lifelong lover of newspapers, books, and magazines I cannot describe how thrilling it is for me to see my work in print. My most recent projects were in Bust Magazine and Willamette Week.
If you’d like to work with me on a project please contact me through my contact page.
This House of Mine Zine, 2020
The Portland Mercury, 2020
Every year I illustrate and print a new wall calendar. My 2021 wall calendar is risograph printed, each page is printed with 2 different risograph colors and the cover is a 3 color risograph gradient. The calendar is printed on 8.5”x14” 67 lb bristol vellum paper and is held together with a clip. These limited edition publication is available for purchase here.
Creepy Critters is an accordion-folded coloring zine released in June 2020. It measures 10.5” tall by 66” long when fully extended.
A Fork in the Road is a solo exhibition drawn from works which I completed over the year of 2019, with the first pieces of 2020 also popping in. The work is on display for the month of February 2020 at The Lindgren Gallery in Bauman Auditorium at George Fox University.
Since 2014 I have been illustrating the posters for a lovely craft fair that occurs inside a bookstore in Tacoma, WA. Tacoma is for Lovers is a unique event with a close knit community. In addition to creating these posters, I’m also a regular vendor at this event.
My solo show,Pageant, is on view at Wolff Gallery in Portland through December 22, 2019.My solo show,Pageant, is on view at Wolff Gallery in Portland through December 22, 2019.
This show uses the the a of pageant to explore and expand the roles of womxn and their depictions within art and pop culture.
This show was funded in part by RACC.
This year my annual calendar was illustrated and screenprinted by me. I also made a late season custom run with the same design but as a mini, risograph printed version.
From My Grandmother’s House is a series of pieces created for a show at the East Oregonian Gallery at the Pendleton Center for the Arts. This was a solo exhibit which ran for the month of October in 2019.
There Were No Birds to Fly is a screenprinted zine which was very loosely inspired by the Walrus & the Carpenter by Lewis Carroll. It is an accordion folded zine with a 3 layer screenprint including one layer which is a split fountain. On the back of the concertina a photocopied pattern.
On This Journey is an accordion fold zine which was printed with the base layer on a photocopier and a color layer added as a screenprinted layer. This zine was created to celebrate the opening of my solo exhibit of the same name at Collapse Gallery in Wenatchee, WA in July 2019.On This Journey is an accordion fold zine which was printed with the base layer on a photocopier and a color layer added as a screenprinted layer. This zine was created to celebrate the opening of my solo exhibit of the same name at Collapse Gallery in Wenatchee, WA in July 2019.
Each reprint of this zine has been printed in a different color way.
In the spring of 2019 I got the opportunity to design and paint a mural in the Buckman Elementary School in Portland, OR. Painting assistance provided by Isadora Fleminger Rier and Yala Tippett.
Stolen Power was a body of work created for a solo exhibit at A Space Gallery in Seattle’s Pioneer Square in July & August 2018. I transformed the space with life-sized paper dolls, a 109” long scroll painting, a series of 28”x40” paintings, and chalk drawings on the windows.
13 Cards is an illustrated coloring zine with a randomly selected 13 tarot cards and an introduction about my personal family history with divination. A full selection of my in-print zines and comics are available in my shop.
