Personal Mechanisms (5 parts) grew out of quick studies on movement in wood. After spending time moving with each piece, the relationship they had to the artist’s own body became apparent. 

1/5

Wrist, elbow, shoulder. Modeled after an antique doll joint.

2/5

2023
Redwood, unmeasured

Reaches from the floor over the top of the head and back to the floor. Lengthened bike chain.

3/5

2023
Ash, unmeasured 

Traces around the arm or between the legs. Similar to push/pull crank arm, partial wooden hinge joint. 

4/5

Wraps around and under while seated (chair). Partial wooden hinge joint. 

5/5

Pocket sized, lays flat or in half or rolls up. Basic wooden hinge.

Order/Disorder takes the form a user wants. 

Order/Disorder was activated by users for hours at the Craft and Material Studies Capstone Exhibition at the Anderson. It takes several people to move and alter, requiring cooperation from many. What began as an orange line along the floor ended in a three dimensional formation - with several forms along the way.