Ellie and Kate (Willow and Emma)
2023. Glass, E6000, Grout, found objectsÂ
including (but not limited to): stuffed toys, keyboard, disposable camera, playing cards, CDs, alarm clock, seashells, iPhone, landline phone, scrunchies, disposable vape, pre-roll containers, brass jewelry box, hair stick, earrings, key chains, necklaces, charms, glitter paint, cords, glow stick, printer ink cartridge, ribbon, x-acto knife blades, screws, blister pill packets, blood, friendship bracelets, essential oil, lipstick, altoid mint container, beads.
A sculptural collage. This piece emphasizes that intense transitory space between childhood and teenagedom when girls in particular are thrust into adult problems and strategies they should not have to face. There is a danger to being 13. Ellie and Kate (Willow and Emma) plays with the idea of transitions, contradictions, and leaving childhood artifacts behind. The cluttered composition forces the reader to look closely for these hidden dangers and joys, or to miss the message and render Ellie, Kate, Willow, and Emma invisible.
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