Narrative: My mom had me bring over food to a neighbor who was abusing me. The day after I brought him pickled pigs' feet, he died.
Abuse in the Round: Pickled Pigs' Feet, Mom, Orie Baker, & Me
Narrative: He'd dip his bread in coffee. A soggy perversion. Just seeing childlike cookies dipped in milk now triggers my abuse. And yet - I am - in the here and now - a survivor - breathing in and out - And I am free. (When I was a child, an elderly neighbor sexually abused me. He'd dip his bread in soup, etc.)
Abuse Trigger: Bread in Coffee
Narrative: My mom had me bring over food to a neighbor who was abusing me. The day after I brought him pickled pigs' feet, he died. I invite participants to read the dialogue (on the bottoms of the sculptures) with someone.
Abuse: The Avengers
Narrative: A cookie dipped in milk will not be an abuse trigger because I am a survivor, not a victim. (When I was a child, an elderly neighbor sexually abused me. He'd dip his bread in soup, etc.)
Abuse Trigger: Cookie in Milk
Dimensions: 10" width, 8" height, 8" depth Media: stoneware slip-cast to cone 6, copper oxide stain, found objects, fabric, embroidery thread homemade twine, oil paint with vegetable oil Year: 2023 Contact me for purchase.
In a Pickle
These are from my solo shows and a juried group show. The doll parts an installation entitled "I Wish I Would Have Spoken Up." I want children to speak up if they are being abused and for adults to stop the abuse. Media: Mixed, but mostly ceramics and resin. Dimensions: Vary, according to the room size, but no larger than 6 feet X 6 feet width and depth. Completion: 2022 The doll parts are part of a permanent collection. Contact me for purchase of the other pieces.
Abuse Installations at Shows
Media: Found objects, embroidery thread Dimensions: 41" height, 17" width Completion: Not completed. U.S. Customs wouldn't allow me to bring the bones and sticks into the USA, so I'm revising this. Contact me for purchase.
Redemption
9pedestal or floor sculptures - body parts, megaphones) Media: stoneware slip casting, copper oxide stain Dimensions: varied Completed: 2022 In a public collection for socially engaged art (ARISE-Adelante, Alamo, TX)