Leftovers

2021 to current (Ongoing Project)

Scanned collages and assemblages. Digital, or printed at approximately 24 x 36 inches.

The pieces submitted here form a recent project that is ongoing. Upon the recent birth of my son, I was confronted with a required change of pace and schedule, and realized I needed to offer a creative response to this, while also bridging my pre-mother and post-mother identities. I began working on quick collages, in between naps, and feedings in July and August 2021. I created a few rules for myself: I use the multitude of scraps and tablescape props sitting in my studio-no cutting or gluing allowed, and they are all digitally scanned. They’re often constructed, scanned and edited in the span of an hour or two. They’re made of leftovers. Through this work, I’m asking myself- can leftovers be as meaningful and just as transformative as the prime cuts?

They constructed of physical materials, but only exist within the digital world, until they are printed, enlarged to approximately 24 x 36 inches.