Blue Vortex
“Blue Vortex” is part of the Ocean of Chaos series. This work is made entirely out of plastic shopping bags, and blue resin. All of the plastic bags are collected and recycled into a permanent sculpture, which reflects the permanence of the material.
HDPE Tree
These disposable items present nature as the spectacle of the environment surrendering to human expenditure. The relationship of trash and “tree” is one of long lasting decay. This piece is the result of consumption. Purpose unused becomes a lifetime as trash. This piece is about the unsustainable.
Plastic bottles, caps, straws, and plastic bags, constructed with resin and glue. All material from the Pratt Institute recycling initiative.
Plastic Bag Swing
The universal plastic bag carries, groceries, dirty laundry, and dog shit. Used daily, it is sometimes so insignificant, that it barely exists before it is trash. The symbol of consumerism is the filth of the earth. A material that lives forever, but is treated as disposable. This piece takes a common material from reality and becomes fantasy. Taking waste and transforming it into beautiful and playful imagery. A wondrous scene of nature in a secret garden of flirtation.
Over 500 recycled plastic bags. (This piece is functional up to 200 lbs)