New Work: An Inner Astronomy

An Inner Astronomy Full Installation
An Inner Astronomy Sculptural Installation: 21 mixed media paintings on Japanese kozo handmade paper, measuring 8’h or 7’h x 20”W. suspended. Artist made objects, artist books, sculptures, and a file of 35 encaustic monotypes on the astronomer’s desk.
An Inner Astronomy The Astronomer's desk
An Inner Astronomy The Astronomer's desk
An Inner Astronomy The astronomer’s desk - close up
An Inner Astronomy The astronomer’s desk - close up
An Inner Astronomy The astronomer’s desk
An Inner Astronomy Star Map Panels left side
An Inner Astronomy Star Map Panels left side, detail
An Inner Astronomy Star Map Panels right side
An Inner Astronomy Star Map Panels right side, detail
An Inner Astronomy Star Map Panels right side
An Inner Astronomy Sculptural Installation: 21 mixed media paintings on Japanese kozo handmade paper, measuring 8’h or 7’h x 20”W. suspended. Artist made objects, artist books, sculptures, and a file of 35 encaustic monotypes on the astronomer’s desk.
An Inner Astronomy The astronomer’s desk
Center of the Universe Repurposed Victorian collar box, mirror, chain, found worked wood, oil stick, silver leaf. 4.5 x 8.5 in. diam. closed
Center of the Universe, detail Repurposed Victorian collar box, mirror, chain, found worked wood, oil stick, silver leaf. 4.5 x 8.5 in. diam. closed
Journey to the North Star Repurposed balance toy, indigo ink, wooden sphere, silver leaf 15 x 11 x 4 in.
Dark Constellation Vintage optical instrument repurposed, grid, wax, gold leaf 6 x 6 x 8 in.
Dark Constellation, detail Vintage optical instrument repurposed, grid, wax, gold leaf 6 x 6 x 8 in.
Sky Globe Repurposed globe, encaustic metallic transfer. 15 x 12 x 12 in.
Night to Day to Night Coptic bound artist book of handmade sheets of abaca, torch ginger grass and black cotton rag paper, gradated in the vat by slowly changing fibers. In slip case. 3.5 X 2.25 X 7.5 in. slipcase 7 in. radius open
Hull Encaustic painting on paper. 11 x 14 in.
Step without Feet Artist Book made of handmade rag paper, indigo ink, mixed media, found wood. Poem by Rumi. 32 x 5.25 x 7 in. open
Test Tubes Vintage test tube rack, tubes, and corks. Encaustic. 7 x 10 x 2 in.
Specimen (Night) Encaustic, dried moth and butterfly, found objects in an antique round box ca. 1910s. 8 x 7 in. diam.
Specimen (Day) Encaustic, dried moth and butterfly, found objects in an antique round box ca. 1910s. 8 x 7 in. diam.
An Inner Astronomy The Astronomer's desk

New Work: An Inner Astronomy

An Inner Astronomy is my response to the mysterious beauty of our physical sky and my reflections on an inner space that I catch glimpses of during quietude and contemplation. I am very drawn to the mystery of the night sky and it has inspired my art for some time now. An Inner Astronomy “recreates” the laboratory of an imaginary suspended in a curve on either side of the gallery and lead into a centralized work desk. Gilded orbs and globes cover the desk in different states of completion. The drawer is filled with vintage art supplies and paper and tools of measure. More scrolls hang above the desk ready to be painted by the astronomer. The chair has a used work apron thrown over it as if the astronomer just left…or has just entered the laboratory.