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 aloud.
Abuse in the Oval: 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.
Abuse in the Round: Pickled Pigs' Feet, Mom, Orie Baker, & Me
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
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
These are photos taken at two solo shows of my abuse installations. The doll parts along the edges are part of 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 do something 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. Contact me for purchase.