2022
Hand dyed, bleached, and woven hemp and cotton; abstraction woven from a late-1980s AIDS vigil in San Francisco, California; screen printed sympathy flowers on cotton; Trials of Life (VHS) on stretched linen; the entire 264 episodes of Murder She Wrote on DVD; spray enamel; nail polish; salvaged wood, metal, and asphalt paper reconstructed to resemble the artist’s garage; digital video monitors.
377” x 144” x 12”
2022
Hand dyed, bleached, and woven hemp and cotton; abstraction woven from a late-1980s AIDS vigil in San Francisco, California; screen printed sympathy flowers on cotton; Trials of Life (VHS) on stretched linen; the entire 264 episodes of Murder She Wrote on DVD; spray enamel; nail polish; salvaged wood, metal, and asphalt paper reconstructed to resemble the artist’s garage; digital video monitors.
377” x 144” x 12”
2022
Hand dyed, bleached, and woven hemp and cotton; abstraction woven from a late-1980s AIDS vigil in San Francisco, California; screen printed sympathy flowers on cotton; Trials of Life (VHS) on stretched linen; the entire 264 episodes of Murder She Wrote on DVD; spray enamel; nail polish; salvaged wood, metal, and asphalt paper reconstructed to resemble the artist’s garage; digital video monitors.
377” x 144” x 12”
Installation at Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
2022
Hand dyed, bleached, and crocheted hemp; spray enamel; sequin trim; pins; 5 DVDs purchased from a man who re-edited Days of Our Lives into a supercut tracing the narrative arc of Will and Sonny: a gay super couple; Ash; and video monitor on stretched linen.
72” x 48” x 6”
2022
Hand dyed, bleached, and crocheted hemp; spray enamel; sequin trim; pin; onion rings (rubber); 5 DVDs purchased from a man who re-edited Days of Our Lives into a supercut tracing the narrative arc of Will and Sonny: a gay super couple; Ash; and video monitor on stretched linen.
65 1/8” x 60” x 6”
2022
Hand dyed, bleached, woven and crocheted hemp; sequin trim; nail polish; woven list of materials used in the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt; 5 DVDs purchased from a man who re-edited Days of Our Lives into a supercut tracing the narrative arc of Will and Sonny: a gay super couple; Ash; and video monitor on stretched linen.
72” x 62” x 6”
2022
Basket reed; acrylic paint; spray enamel; hand dyed silk organza; nail polish; hemp; Toxic Bachelors (hardcover) by Danielle Steel; Pride, Politics & Plague (paperback) by Steve Bolerjack; steel wool; unglazed ceramic mug found in Palm Springs; seasonal plaque found in Palm Springs on pedestal painted in colors of the sunset.
58” x 24” x 12.5”
2022
Hand dyed basket reed; wood stain; back scratcher; Death in Purple Prose by Robert Barnard (hardcover); Ron’s telephone number on a Blow Buddies business card on pedestal scaled to artist’s height and painted in the colors of the sunset.
75” x 12.5” x 12.5”
2022
Basket reed; acrylic paint; spray enamel; hemp; Souvenirs (VHS); steel wool; microwavable heating pad; Surviving the Collapse of Society: Skills to Know and Careers to Pursue (softcover); canned tuna on pedestal painted in the colors of the sunset.
52” x 19” x 16”
2022
Basket reed; acrylic paint; spray enamel; hemp; Frisky Summer (VHS); Hand in the Fire/Sex Bazaar (VHS); VHS tapes purchased from a man who recorded hours of news footage about cults, natural disasters, and economic collapse; four years of obituaries from the St. Louis Jewish Light, collected and donated by the artist’s mother on pedestal painted in the colors of the sunset.
58” x 22” x 16”
2022
Basket reed; acrylic paint; spray enamel; hemp; Frisky Summer (VHS); Hand in the Fire/Sex Bazaar (VHS); VHS tapes purchased from a man who recorded hours of news footage about cults, natural disasters, and economic collapse; four years of obituaries from the St. Louis Jewish Light, collected and donated by the artist’s mother on pedestal painted in the colors of the sunset.
58” x 22” x 16”
2022
Hand dyed basket reed; wood stain; pin; plaque for grocery list with fortune found in Palm Springs; photographs found in an anonymous LGBT archive on pedestal scaled to artist’s height and painted in the colors of the sunset.
75” x 12.5” x 12.5
2022
Hand dyed basket reed; spray enamel; acrylic paint; hemp; Angela Lansbury’s Positive Moves (VHS), Outrageous (VHS); VHS tapes purchased from a man who recorded hours of news footage about cults, natural disasters, and economic collapse; ceramic lap dog found in Palm Springs; backscratcher on pedestal painted in the colors of the sunset.
52” x 22” x 13”
2019
Hand dyed, hand woven hemp and cotton; abstraction woven from a late 1980s AIDS vigil; textile paint and spray enamel on stretched linen.
92” x 64.5” x 2”
2019
Hand dyed, hand woven hemp, cotton, and gold lamé; abstraction appropriated from a crowd photographed at Bette Midler’s Divine Miss M tour; How to Hide Anything (paperback) on stretched linen.
103” x 72” x 2”
2019
Hand dyed, hand crocheted hemp; sequin trim; badge; spray paint; paper; nail polish; 5 DVDs purchased from a man who re-edited Days of Our Lives into a supercut tracing the narrative arc of Will and Sonny: a gay super couple; Ash; video monitor; and textile paint on linen.
71” x 50” x 8”
Organized Living
2019
Hand dyed, hand crocheted hemp; sequin trim; badge; spray paint; paper; nail polish; 5 DVDs purchased from a man who re-edited Days of Our Lives into a supercut tracing the narrative arc of Will and Sonny: a gay super couple; Ash; video monitor; and textile paint on linen.
71” x 50” x 8”
2019
Hand dyed, hand crocheted hemp; sequin trim; badge; spray paint; paper; nail polish; 5 DVDs purchased from a man who re-edited Days of Our Lives into a supercut tracing the narrative arc of Will and Sonny: a gay super couple; Ash; video monitor; and textile paint on linen.
48” x 38” x 8”
2019
Hand dyed, hand woven cotton; gold lamé; denim; brooch; badge in bag made of synthetic fibers; Sharpie marker; and nail polish on steel armature.
59” x 49” x 24”
2019
Hand dyed, hand woven cotton; gold lamé; denim; brooch; badge in bag made of synthetic fibers; Sharpie marker; and nail polish on steel armature.
59” x 49” x 24”
2019
Hand dyed, hand woven cotton; gold lamé; hemp; nail polish; onion rings (rubber); chocolate chip cookies (resin); How to Go to the Movies by Quentin Crisp (paperback); Muffin Mania (a spiral bound cookbook); The Only Clutter Control Book You’ll Ever Need (paperback) on steel armature.
60” x 30” x 24”
The Poodle
2019
Hand dyed, hand woven basket reed; duct tape; resin; lint roller; gold powder; strawberry hard candies; Deathtrap (VHS); VHS tapes purchased from a man who recorded hours of news footage from Princess Diana’s funeral; hourglass; ceramic clock on pedestal.
49” x 28” x 18”
2019
Hand woven paper; gold spray enamel; nail polish; reproductions of the Hobby Directory (1950); steel wool; hard candy; unpaid parking ticket; VHS tapes purchased from a man who recorded hours of news footage from the Heaven’s Gate suicide cult; Secrets by Danielle Steel (hardcover); Stocking Up (hardcover) on pedestal.
45.5” x 13” x 13"
2019
Hand woven paper; gold spray enamel; nail polish; reproductions of the Hobby Directory (1950); steel wool; hard candy; unpaid parking ticket; VHS tapes purchased from a man who recorded hours of news footage from the Heaven’s Gate suicide cult; Secrets by Danielle Steel (hardcover); Stocking Up (hardcover) on pedestal.
45.5” x 13” x 13"
2018
Hand dyed, hand woven hemp, cotton and gold lamé, Indigo, socks that have lost their pair, a reproduction of The Hobby Directory, a collage made on paper pulped from correspondences with the California Tax Board, spilled paint can (resin), denim, and back issue of After Dark on powder coated steel.
72.25” x 54” x 24”
Wallpaper: Mrs. Fields Gets a Makeover, 2018
2018
Hand dyed, hand woven hemp, cotton and gold lamé, Indigo, socks that have lost their pair, a reproduction of The Hobby Directory, a collage made on paper pulped from correspondences with the California Tax Board, spilled paint can (resin), denim, and back issue of After Dark on powder coated steel.
72.25” x 54” x 24”
2018
Hand dyed, hand woven, hand crocheted, hemp, gold lamé and cotton; spray paint; sequins; textile paint; chip clip; and bi-sexual pride badge on stretched linen
116.5” x 68.5” x 4”
2018
Hand dyed, hand woven, hand crocheted, hemp, gold lamé and cotton; sequins; spray paint; textile paint; chip clip; and bi-sexual pride badge on stretched linen
116.5” x 68.5” x 4”
2018
Hand dyed, hand bleached, hand crocheted hemp and sequins; spray paint; fabric paint; badges; home security and disaster films (VHS); engraved stick (wood); brass; and portal (resin) on stretched linen and Ash.
47.5” x 38.25” x 8”
2018
Hand dyed, hand bleached, hand crocheted hemp; sequins; spray paint; textile paint; badges; home security and disaster films (VHS); engraved stick (wood); and portal (resin) on stretched linen and Ash.
47.5” x 38.25” x 5”
2017
Site-specific textile for St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle
Hand-woven, hand-dyed cotton, hemp, and gold lamé; scrapbooking stickers; the entire 1999 season of the soap opera Passions (DVD); the sheet music for the Bangles' "Eternal Flame"; the sheet music for Peter Hallock's "A Song of Deliverance"; advertisements for The Monastery (The Sanctuary); issue six of Pot Pourri, a sexual questionnaire for the "new age"; an advertisement for The Date-Record; giant clothespins, nail polish, and pins
540 x 78”
Site-specific textile for St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle
2017
Hand-woven, hand-dyed cotton, hemp, and gold lamé; scrapbooking stickers; the entire 1999 season of the soap opera Passions (DVD); the sheet music for the Bangles' "Eternal Flame"; the sheet music for Peter Hallock's "A Song of Deliverance"; advertisements for The Monastery (The Sanctuary); issue six of Pot Pourri, a sexual questionnaire for the "new age"; an advertisement for The Date-Record; giant clothespins, nail polish, and pins
540 x 78”
2017
Hand dyed, crocheted, and spray painted hemp with piano key fabric, a rayon/Lycra blend, sequins, and a blue denim bow on wood
79 x 53 x 2”
2017
Hand dyed, hand woven hemp, Jacquard woven cotton, and carnival flair on linen
108 x 70 x 2”
2017
Hand woven gold lame and cotton; hand woven hemp, dyed in last season’s expired dye and Indigo; gay pin; half-gay pin; two lists generated from a support group meeting on powder-coated steel
72 x 48 x 12”
2017
Hand-bleached, hand-dyed, hand-woven hemp, cotton, and linen; jacquard-woven blanket fabricated fromcheck-out aisle magazine; nail polish; and metal
120 x 72 x 12”
2017
Hand-bleached, hand-dyed, hand-woven hemp, cotton, and linen; jacquard-woven blanket fabricated fromcheck-out aisle magazine; nail polish; and metal
120 x 72 x 12”
2014
Handwoven gold lame and hemp, hand dyed in shades of daffodil, cardinal red, raspberry, indigo, and tea leaves to match the color fashion forecast of 2014-2015, silk, bedazzled sea shell ash tray from Palm Springs, spilled mug (resin and clay), and Silkwood (VHS) on cedar support
72 x 52 x 12"
2014
Hand woven and crocheted hemp (hand dyed in colors to match the 2013/2014 color forecast, Indigo, gold spray paint, sequin trim, silk, wool, giant clothes pin, spill (resin) with Cathy mug, chocolate chip cookies (plastic), and tin of butter cookies (plastic and metal) on Cedar support
76 x 74 x 12"
2014
Hand woven silver lame and hemp (hand dyed in colors to match the 2013/2014 fashion forecast), nail polish, sequin trim, spill (resin) with broken Cathy mug, giant clothes pin, denim, silk, and toilet paper on cedar support
68 x 65 x 12"
2012
Aromatic cedar, lavender, potpourri pies, hand felted wool, glue, the entire oeuvre of Dona Z. Meilach to date, ceramic book ends, Jacquard woven PFLAG newsletter, political pin, wax desserts on ceramic plate
60 x 48 x 36”
Site specific installation at the Neptune Society Columbarium, San Francisco
2013
Hand-dyed, hand woven and crocheted hemp; wool; cochineal (made from ground-up bugs); indigo; silver lame yarn; pretzels (plastic); spilled nail polish; nachos (rubber); chocolate chip cookies (plastics); onion rings (rubber); pins; and greeting cards
229” x 100” x 4”
2012
Aromatic cedar, lavender, potpourri pies, hand felted wool, glue, the entire oeuvre of Dona Z. Meilach to date,ceramic book ends, Jacquard woven PFLAG newsletter, political pin, wax desserts on ceramic plate
60 x 48 x 36”