The Figures

Pigment, vintage paper, and cotton thread on rice paper.

First shown May 1st - 31st, 2008 at Ogle in Portland, OR.

Artist Statement

This series is about the topography of money in human consciousness, the constant parade of numbers in everyday life. The figures are at once imaginary and very real. I’m interested in the power numbers have in our lives, and how much they dictate, both psychologically and actually.

These pieces were made with pigment, vintage paper and cotton thread on rice paper. The color palette is intentionally restricted to red and black: the colors of accounting. The work details the extent to which I think about finances, and uses the historically feminine crafts of sewing, collage and rubber stamping to penetrate and explore the traditionally masculine realm of business in our lives.

10" x 17" Pieces

MissingAssets

Missing Assets

BottomLine

Bottom Line

ProfitLoss

Profit & Loss

InTheRed

In the Red SOLD

BadCredit

Bad Credit SOLD

Budgeting

Budgeting SOLD

FinanceCharges

Finance Charges

Liabilities

Liabilities

CookingBooks

Cooking the Books (17" x 10")

21" x 17" Pieces

Images below are details and do not represent the true dimensions or orientation.

PiecePie

Piece of the Pie SOLD

Leveraged

Leveraged SOLD

Compounding

Compounding SOLD

401k

401k SOLD

AnnualReport

Annual Report SOLD

BalloonPayments

Balloon Payments SOLD

ProfitMargins

Profit Margins

RiskTolerance

Risk Tolerance SOLD

CuttingLosses

Cutting Losses (17" x 21")

FruitOfOurLabor

Fruit of Our Labor (17" x 21") SOLD