2019, Mid-fire white stoneware, underglaze, glaze
This body of work is about the shrinking moose population in North America. Climate change is causing the winters to be warmer and shorter and in turn causing the winter tick population to flourish for a longer period of time. In the last few years, moose have been found with hundreds of ticks feeding on them and many of the young calves are perishing.
In this work, I’ve exaggerated the moose figure by abstracting the body form and expressing its facial features to draw in the viewer. I used bright colors to illustrate “ghost moose,” the term used to describe a moose that has rubbed off their fur trying to get the ticks off and exposing their bare skin. With my sculptures I want to shed some light on this phenomenon and bring awareness to the environmental effects of climate change
“Mama, I don’t feel so good” (red moose)
“Save the babies” (purple moose)
“suck and chafe” (green moose)
“reckless agony” (blue moose)
“passive aggressive inhabitants” (orange moose)
What have you done?
What have you done?
A little bloodshed should do the trick
A little bloodshed should do the trick
Eat me
Eat me
Eat me
Bite me
Bite me
I'm here to save you
I'm here to save you
Mama, I don't feel so good
Mama, I don't feel so good
Save the babies
Save the babies
Suck and chafe
Suck and chafe
Reckless agony
Reckless agony
Passive aggressive inhabitants
Passive aggressive inhabitants
Eaten alive
