Through this work, I am finding ways to decode the signs and myths inherent to maps by re-investing their ostensibly utilitarian function with personal narrative. I am interested in the tension between place that is longed for and place that is lived in. This tension is made manifest through imagery that I fragment then seam back together. Singular mapped lines representing borders or coastlines are repeated in multiple, transforming one notation of space into another. By rearranging and reorganizing certain features and structures, I attempt to reclaim my relationship with significant places in my memory. Space then transforms into place, when according to Yi-Fu Tuan, “it feels utterly familiar to us”.

Landings #1
2004
acrylic and oil on canvas
52 x 58"
Landings #1 Detail
2004
acrylic and oil on canvas
52 x 58"
Landings #1 Detail 2
2004
acrylic and oil on canvas
52 x 58"
Unravelled Shoreline
2003
gouache, acrylic, oil on canvas
28 x 69"
Unravelled Shoreline Detail
2003
gouache, acrylic, oil on canvas
28 x 69"
Inscape: Mountains
2004
gouache, acrylic, oil on MDF
Diptych, 45 x 104"
Inscape: Mountains DETAIL
2004
gouache, acrylic, oil on MDF
Diptych, 45 x 104"
Inscape: Water
2004
gouache, acrylic, oil on MDF
Diptych, 45 x 104"
Inscape: Water Detail
2004
gouache, acrylic, oil on MDF
Diptych, 45 x 104"
Inscape: Pine
2004
gouache, acrylic, oil on MDF
Diptych, 45 x 104"
Inscape: Pine Detail
2004
gouache, acrylic, oil on MDF
Diptych, 45 x 104"
Inscape: Pine Detail 2
2004
gouache, acrylic, oil on MDF
Diptych, 45 x 104"
Field, Sky, Sea
2004
acrylic and oil on canvas
Inscape: Isles
2004
gouache, acrylic, oil on MDF
52 x 90"
Inscape: Isles DETAIL
2004
gouache, acrylic, oil on MDF
52 x 90"
Inscape: Isles DETAIL 2
2004
gouache, acrylic, oil on MDF
52 x 90"