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Fifty-first series, SeeMeTellMe Snowflakes, ed. 50
Just like last year at about this time, to celebrate the holidays I am borrowing the wonderful snow flake images of Wilson Alwyn"Snowflake" Bentley (1865-1931). A self educated farmer, Bentley attracted world attention with his photomicrography, most notably his extensive work with snow crystals. He adapted a microscope to a bellows camera, caught flakes on a background of black velvet, and became the first person to photograph a single snow crystal in 1885. He would photograph more than 5000 snowflakes during his lifetime.

These works will consist of a 2 x 1 x ½ inch clear box, a clear sticker of one of Bentley’s images, a battery, and a yellow, green, blue, orange or white LED. The QR code, title of the series and blog address is on the verso. The works will be placed in New York and Louisville until from December 16-January 4, 2011. (By the way, if you find a work and want to reserve the light just open the box from the top and un-tape the battery.)

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Hurricane Collages, ed. 30.
All I could do during the storm and the aftermath was sit in the studio, watch the coverage on TV, worry, make collages and wonder why my city seems to be the site of so much "history" these days. I used images I love - butterflies and Muybridge nudes -  then added bells, letter beads, string, buttons, handmade rice paper and grommets and cast them all in liquid plastic. The works will be hung from string in the streets and subways through November and December.


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a little glimmer of hope. In the days following the hurricane I walked the city seeing damage in Red Hook, the Gowanus, the West Village and the Chelsea art gallery district. I tried and tried to create a series of works that explained my feelings about this tragic event but I was unable to make my emotions into art. So I created a simple project of a pair of golden or silver wings that represent the bravery, resilience and optimism of New York. The 2 inch long wings are cast liquid plastic painted gold or silver with green, red, orange or blue highlights. Attached to an orange snippet of string they hang by magnets. On verso is the series title and an art sticker. 

If you see one of these works, in the city, on this blog or on twitter, and if you can afford it, make a donation to the Red Cross or another charity to help out our fellow New Yorkers. Tell me about your donation here, send me your address via email and I will send you a little glimmer of hope in the mail.

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SeeMeTellMe Subway Buttons, ed. 100
This project is just for fun. I see all these unsightly holes in the metal posts that hold up the subway. So I  decided to fill them with little decorative buttons. I cast liquid plastic in floral rubber candy molds. I throw in a few beads and buttons and a colorful piece of string. And then I tie them onto the pillars.
Did you see one? Tell me.

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I will be participating in the AiOP Project again this year
from October 5-15, 2012
SEE ME TELL ME SHIFTS: GRAFFITI SERIES FASHION SHOW

200 tiny summer dresses, made from rice paper with images of street art and graffiti on front and snippets from shopping bags on verso with be placed along 14th Street. The dresses are a comment on free art vs. obtained luxury. The little shifts hang on hangers and are attached to metal objects with magnets allowing them to flutter in the breezes.

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Forty-sixth Series: Liberty Takes a Holiday, ed. 50

I am going to be wandering about the US and overseas this summer and so I decided I wanted show my presence with a little bit of NYC. But since I can’t tow the 151 ft. tall, 125 ton chunk of green hammered copper, cast iron and stainless steel we have gracing our harbor with me I decided to make my own lighter version. I cast 5 inch tall little ladies in plaster, painted them green and replaced that hot heavy torch with a windmill, some streamers or a parasol. Fun! See where she travels on my twitter feed! I think Bartholdi and Eiffel would be so proud.

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