Public Art Projects
It’s an honor to create site-specific public work to tell the story of a place. If you would like to see more examples of murals I’ve created with communities and schools, please visit my Artist in Schools page.
Nature's Bounty: Ocean
ACTEC Dormitory Alaska 1% for the Arts; Seward, Alaska
A series of three tile murals for the AVTEC Dormitory created for Alaska’s 1% for Public Arts Program. The themes for the murals celebrate the ocean, the river, and the forest, and highlight wild, edible foods since there is a culinary school at the AVTEC dorm. There is one mural on each of the three floors of the dorm and each mural wraps around the corner of the hallway. I worked with In Plain Sight Art to fabricate my tiles and to transfer my paintings onto the ceramic tiles. You can read an article that Seward City News published about the project and more about my process in this blog post.
Photos by One Shot Photography
Nature's Bounty: Forest
ACTEC Dormitory Alaska 1% for the Arts; Seward, Alaska
Photos by One Shot Photography
Nature's Bounty: River
ACTEC Dormitory Alaska 1% for the Arts; Seward, Alaska
Photos by One Shot Photography
The World of Microbes, Artwork for the DEC Lab in Anchorage
I created a series of three paintings for the Department of Environmental Conservation Lab in Anchorage as a commission for the Alaska 1% for the Arts Program. For the paintings I traveled under the microscope to illustrate some of the microbes that the lab workers often work with and think about. Even though some of these creatures are deadly, I wanted the work to be beautiful and engaging, and to spark interest and not fear. It was interesting to research different microbes and try to figure out how to keep the scale accurate so that everything is roughly the correct size.
Photos by Michael Conti
Capitol Christmas Tree Ornament
In 2015, Alaska was selected to provide a Christmas tree for the capitol. As part of the project number Alaskan artists were commissioned to create ornaments. The ornaments were to be made of natural or up cycled materials, represent what was important about to Alaska to the artist, and be replicated by students and other Alaskans wishing to contribute to the tree. I painted some of my favorite alpine flowers on wood rounds. To me, one of my favorite experiences about living in the Wrangells is being able to get up into the alpine tundra.
Photo By Jenny Rosenbaum
Ornament
Photo by Maria Shell
Spruce Tree Mural
For Elbow's Bodywork in McCarthy, AK
Spruce Tree Mural
For Elbow's Bodywork in McCarthy, AK