Reckoning Exhibition, Foster Gallery

These assemblages use animal remains to create an emblematic allusion that derives from dream theory. The wood and animal remains are painted together as physical interpretations of the presence of animals in our dreams. The subconscious can be spiritual, mysterious, mythical, fantastical, terrifying, or ordinary fabrications adopted from the past and predictive of the future. Dreams can be a way to communicate with the spiritual world. In dream theory each of the animal species used in this work conveys an outcome in a person’s life; change in status, relationships, virtue, luck, or regret. This work actualizes the foretelling of sleep.

Pleasure Will Leave You Naught
Acrylic on wood panel, cedar, driftwood, shells

Pleasure Will Leave You NaughtDetail side viewAcrylic on wood panel, cedar, driftwood, shells

Pleasure Will Leave You Naught
Detail
Acrylic on wood panel, cedar, driftwood, shells

Hounded by Failures
Acrylic on wood panel, cedar, driftwood, deer tails and ears

Hounded by Failures
Side view
Acrylic on wood panel, cedar, driftwood, deer tails and ear

Hounded by Failures
Detail
Acrylic on wood panel, cedar, driftwood, deer tails and ear

Loss of Wealth and Power
Acrylic on wood panel, driftwood, fish heads

Loss of Wealth and Power
Detail
Acrylic on wood panel, driftwood, fish heads

Loss of Wealth and Power
Detail
Acrylic on wood panel, driftwood, fish heads