Work > Vessels

This is a series of mixed media conceptual vessels with concept suggested by the title – the viewer fills the empty vessel with his own reactions. The vessels illustrate my belief in the beauty of common, transitory, and recycled materials as diverse as facial tissue, epoxy resin, scrap sheet metal, blue roof tarp, concrete, fruit skin, cast iron and rope lights. They trace my frustrations with an unsympathetic electorate pre-Katrina through the emotions of post-storm recovery. My choice of materials was augmented by the massive amount of debris created by the hurricanes and subsequent floods.