Embroidering MRIs is new for me in 2011. The repetition of the image and slow progression of the body part from frame to frame provides a 'wallpaper' and shift in the relationship between the embroidered imagery and the medical photograph.

Newest Oil Triptych 2011, GARGOYLE

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My project for early 2010 was the creation of a fictitious company, Crimini Couture. Crimini being the Italian word for crimes, the merchandising campaign for Crimini Couture features models on crime scenes, being arrested and incarcerated while modeling my comic couture designs. Crime sells the news, movies, video games, celebrities - can crime sell high fashion?

The ad execs for Crimini Couture intend to find out.

Redefinition motivates me to create my embroidered x-rays. The stark clash of two such divergent materials, cloth and plastic, is the simple catalyst. One tactile and labor intensive, the other technical, and quickly a finished product. There’s a wide historical context, one ancient, decorative, and artisanal, the other contemporary and devoid of aesthetic intention. By simply placing one of these materials on top of the other the understood purpose of each is redefined.

In 2005, while living in the Catskills, I invented the Wonderful family. Twenty-seven members strong, the Wonderfuls each have been incarcerated in the State Penetentiary in Catskill, New York, for various absurd crimes. Generally well-meaning, but living outside of the expected bounds of the law, the Wonderfuls lead a colorful high-altitude existence. Meet a few of the members.