Weathered Fences #1, 48" x 35", mixed media on stiffened fabric
Seasonal Fences - Winter #3,
22" x 10" x 1", mixed media on board
Holes in the Fences #4, 24" x 18" x 1.5", mixed media on board
I am very interested in working with the different grid patterns of construction fences. My artwork is a combination of printmaking, painting, collage, and sometimes stitching, on fabric.
Many construction sites use plastic fences as a barrier to keep people out of danger, by blocking off the site. After watching the fences out in their element over time, I noticed that on hot days they can get limp and sag, and on cold days they sometimes crack and break.
At times my use of the printed fence follows the grid, and at other times I like to break the grid apart, the same as can happen in the life of an actual construction fence.
Sometimes I mount my work on the boards. Other times I work with large single pieces of monoprinted fabric, which I also coat with matt medium so it’s stiff like paper or plastic, and it’s also weather-proof. That allows me to exhibit them in a gallery setting as well as out of doors.
