BAPTISM
From spring
I plummet,
Bridging the dichotomy between visceral macabre and surreal-like beauty, my series
Baptism is an expanding narrative that explores the journey and process of an angel’s brutal fall
from grace. Through a series of interconnected triptychs and altarpiece-like compositions, my
work traverses through the parallel connections of man and the divine image of man represented
by the angel; the concept of the “immortal,” in this case, an angel of the highest order, a seraph,
“immortal” or “earthly” desires and temptations, making the “immortal” mortal or giving the
“immortal” earthly and human-like wants and desires, and as penance for said desires, the subsequent fall from Heaven.
My poetry is vital to the development and creation of each piece within this series, with every line written through the fallen angel’s eyes in compositions that mirror biblical scripture. Parallelism and dichotomy are working themes within the writing that make an appearance as other visual, conceptual, and sculptural themes of cyclical mortality, death, punishment, desire, martyrdom, and repentance. The cycle of time is explored through the four seasons, moving backward, with each season representing yet another death/fall of the angel. And with every death, another story is woven in connection to the ones that came before it.
My poetry is vital to the development and creation of each piece within this series, with every line written through the fallen angel’s eyes in compositions that mirror biblical scripture. Parallelism and dichotomy are working themes within the writing that make an appearance as other visual, conceptual, and sculptural themes of cyclical mortality, death, punishment, desire, martyrdom, and repentance. The cycle of time is explored through the four seasons, moving backward, with each season representing yet another death/fall of the angel. And with every death, another story is woven in connection to the ones that came before it.
Poem
Baptism ~ Winter
An Angel Lament Season
24 x 18.5 x 24 in.
Gesso, acrylic, ink on wood
47 x 23 in.
Gesso, acrylic paint, ink, lace paper, cotton balls, clear medium (gloss), tissue, ground coffee on wood
Baptism ~ Winter’s Humor (detail), Dec. 9, 2022
47 x 23 in.
Gesso, acrylic paint, ink, lace paper, cotton balls, clear medium (gloss), tissue, ground coffee on wood
47 x 23 in.
Gesso, acrylic paint, ink, lace paper, cotton balls, clear medium (gloss), tissue, ground coffee on wood
Baptism ~ Winter’s Humor
(detail), Dec. 9, 2022
47 x 23 in.
Gesso, acrylic paint, ink, lace paper, cotton balls, clear medium (gloss), tissue, ground coffee on wood
47 x 23 in.
Gesso, acrylic paint, ink, lace paper, cotton balls, clear medium (gloss), tissue, ground coffee on wood
Baptism ~ Winter’s Humor
(detail), Dec. 9, 2022
47 x 23 in.
Gesso, acrylic paint, ink, lace paper, cotton balls, clear medium (gloss), tissue, ground coffee on wood
47 x 23 in.
Gesso, acrylic paint, ink, lace paper, cotton balls, clear medium (gloss), tissue, ground coffee on wood
60 x 13 in.
Gesso, acrylic paint, ink, feathers, lace paper, tissue, ground coffee on wood
Baptism ~ Body of Seraph (detail), Dec. 9, 2022
60 x 13 in.
Gesso, acrylic paint, ink, feathers, lace paper, tissue, ground coffee on wood
60 x 13 in.
Gesso, acrylic paint, ink, feathers, lace paper, tissue, ground coffee on wood
Baptism ~ Body of Seraph (detail), Dec. 9, 2022
60 x 13 in.
Gesso, acrylic paint, ink, feathers, lace paper, tissue, ground coffee on wood
60 x 13 in.
Gesso, acrylic paint, ink, feathers, lace paper, tissue, ground coffee on wood
6ft x 5ft
Steel rod, crafting wire, embroidery thread, feathers, cotton balls, watercolor, ink
23 13/16 in. (diameter)
Gesso, acrylic paint, ink, feathers, lace paper,
cotton balls, tissue, ground coffee, etc. on wood
Baptism ~ Frostbite (detail), Dec. 9, 2022
23 13/16 in. (diameter)
Gesso, acrylic paint, ink, feathers, lace paper, cotton balls, clear nail polish, tissue, hot glue, ground coffee on wood
23 13/16 in. (diameter)
Gesso, acrylic paint, ink, feathers, lace paper, cotton balls, clear nail polish, tissue, hot glue, ground coffee on wood
Baptism ~ Frostbite (detail), Dec. 9, 2022
23 13/16 in. (diameter)
Gesso, acrylic paint, ink, feathers, lace paper, cotton balls, clear nail polish, tissue, hot glue, ground coffee on wood
23 13/16 in. (diameter)
Gesso, acrylic paint, ink, feathers, lace paper, cotton balls, clear nail polish, tissue, hot glue, ground coffee on wood
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