A Bird in Hand
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Only Time Will Tell
Only Time Will Tell is a stop-motion animation (my first ever, so excuse the mistakes!) that I made in 2012 in response to my work with a woman living with dementia within a memory care facility. I used animation to respond to her frustration and anxiety and the broader theme of clock time in dementia care. As dementia progresses, people may experience disconnection from clock time, yet the care they receive is dictated almost entirely by clock time and task, making […]
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The fence
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Books and bed-books
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Woodcut portraits
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Response art: dolls and inkblots
I created these images as response art during an eight-month internship within a memory care facility. I found myself returning repeatedly to ink blots as a way to explore the mystery and ambiguity of human relationships and identity. I also created dolls and other soft objects utilizing canvas, fabric, typewritten text, and watercolor.
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You are the house
“You are the house” is a mixed media collage/comic that I made in 2012 at the outset of my graduate art therapy program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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“Looking through the faces” comic
This is a comic I made at SAIC in 2012, in response to my experience working within a memory care facility the previous year in Charlottesville, Virginia. I chose to illustrate journal writings from my time as an activities coordinator
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Miscellaneous illustrations
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