Recent and revised works (Autumn, 2017)

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Name found in a field. Oil, beeswax, acrylic, graphite, crayon and charcoal on hard-edged abstract painting (acrylic and oil on canvas, circa 1976), papier-mâché with burlap, found painted wood frame, metal wire, fragment of oil painting on canvas mounted on paper (circa 2009-11) aluminum foil and nylon rope 2013-2017 Approx. 29”x 24” x 3.75”

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Another Orpheus poem. Oil, beeswax, acrylic, graphite, crayon, crushed damar crystals and charcoal on canvas and paper mounted on papier-mâché with wood frame, twine, tape collage and nylon rope 1989-2017 Approx. 18”x 14” x 4”

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Flying Handprint. Oil, beeswax, acrylic, graphite, crayon and charcoal on canvas and mylar mounted on papier-mâché with book covers (The Epic of Gilgamesh), found painted wood frame, metal wire and nylon rope 2010-2017 Approx. 30”x 30” x 2.5”

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Context for our understanding. Oil, beeswax, acrylic, graphite, crayon, crushed damar crystals and charcoal on canvas and, polyester lace fabric and paper, mounted on papier-mâché with found wood frame, twine, foil and nylon rope 2014-2017 Approx. 29”x 23” x 4”

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Lakeshore (drive + swimmer). Oil, beeswax, acrylic, graphite, crayon, crushed damar crystals and charcoal on canvas and paper mounted on papier-mâché with found wood frame, silk necktie, twine and nylon rope 2009-2017 Approx. 33”x 26.5” x 3.5”

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Carnal. Oil, beeswax, acrylic, graphite, and crayon on canvas and paper, mounted on papier-mâché with found wood frame, found silk fabric, plastic tape, twine and nylon rope 2012-2017 Approx. 21.5” x 17.5 x 2”

In the valley of hitchhiking ghosts

The valley of hitchhiking ghosts.
Oil, beeswax, acrylic, graphite, and crayon on canvas and paper, mounted on papier-mâché with found wood frame, bandana fabric, plastic tape, twine and nylon rope
2014-2017
Approx. 17” x 19 x 2”

New Poetry in Matrix magazine this month [2016]

My poem, “Yatagan,” is featured in the fall 2016 issue of Matrix magazine (Montréal), “Mad Pride”, edited by Roxanna Bennett. An additional poem, “Some old Aramis” was featured in the online version of the issue.

Here is an excerpt of the piece:yatagan-excerpt-matrix-2016

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Here is an interview with Bennett addressing her work on the issue: http://towncrier.puritan-magazine.com/roxanna-bennett/