Tiny Things

2020-Present

Each of The Tiny Things begins with an object acquired from (mostly deceased) family members. The objects affected me quite directly when they belonged to someone else and, in my possession, they have become containers where I interpret conglomerations of intimate memories. In miniature and with vivid detail, I recreate places from mixtures of memories. The arduous combination of collection, creation, research, and production, means each piece takes months if not years to create. A top hat that once belonged to my grandfather is now home to his painting studio, including a miniature painting that matches the original installed beside the sculpture. My mother's copper clad pan fosters an edible garden, which in real-life was grown wherever my mother found soil. In making these worlds, the objects are no longer about the people they belonged to. Rather they become shared experiences of the objects of loved ones, the effect on me, and in turn, the connection of the viewer.