Scroll down to see installations, found object assemblages, collage, jewelry, graffiti, creches, and a big pile of stuffed animals.

Fufu Stick Painting I

house paint and Ghanaian “sponge” fabric on plywood, painted with a pestle used to pound fufu

 

4326 Douglas Street installations

Butterfly

discarded chair (Kenilworth)

Pink Etc.

fabric left over from DC catering event

Winter Flowers

colored water, recycled bottles from DC catering event

 

Found object shadowboxes

Trashy Find

found objects (suburban Maryland thrift store parking lot)

Playbox

found toys (Kenilworth) on discarded dresser drawer

Bronzed

household trash (Kenilworth) on discarded chair bottom

 

Graffiti modifications

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I found some graffiti in my DC neighborhood of Kenilworth that I thought needed improving. So I improved it.

 

The Memorial to End All Memorials

In the DC ‘hood, it’s customary to remember those who lost their lives on the street with a collection of stuffed animals. I toured this memorial with handouts asking passersby to dedicate themselves to peace.

 

Kenilworth Die-adem

found plastic and bullet casing (Kenilworth)

 

Barbie and Ken in the ‘Hood

found objects (Kenilworth) and thrift store purchases

 

Manger scenes

Thrift Store Jesus

thrift store purchases

The Nativity of Lois

I created this creche for my sister Lois. It is made out of xeroxed photos pasted to cardboard. It includes images of significant people and places from her life, and in setup roughly recalls the manger scene my family put our gifts under every Christmas.

 

Mobiles

The Day the Devil Fell

found toys and plastic pipe (San Francisco)

The Color Orange

found toys (Kenilworth)

Mobile for My Son I

recycled items and Accra market purchases

 

Found object furniture

entry/side table made from items found in Accra hardware market—cement block form, angle iron, rebar straightening tools—and assembled on the spot by local welder

 

Find the Negative

I found some negatives in a photo lab envelope on the side of the road, and developed the photos.