A death mask was a traditional way of preserving the visage of someone who had recently passed away, often by taking a direct casting from the corpse in a material like wax or plaster. I use the death mask form to create figurative pieces that explore the materials of contemporary chemical and digital culture. I mix actual pharmaceuticals with pigment and cast unique works in plastic. First, I create an initial form in clay or wax that combines indented marks made by pills, credit cards, USB ports, and bottle caps and embeds these objects within the mold. This process produces a final unique cast work that contains indentations and extrusions of different shapes and objects. I also have a series where I apply epoxy resin to altered magazine pages, creating shiny, rigid, but delicate structures.

Death Mask
2018
Seroquel, Pepcid AC, Loestrin, Ciprofloxacin, Zoloft, Strattera, Oxycontin, Albuterol Inhaler, Darvocet, Earth First Baby Formula, pigment, and cast plastic
6.5” x 8” x 1”
Death Mask
2018
Seroquel, Pepcid AC, Loestrin, Ciprofloxacin, Zoloft, Strattera, Oxycontin, Albuterol Inhaler, Darvocet, Earth First Baby Formula, pigment, and cast plastic
7” x 8” x .75”
Death Mask
2018
Strattera, Lunesta, Viagra, Loestrin, Albuterol inhaler, Luvox, Saphris, Hand Sanitizer, Green Superfood Powder, Mac ‘n’ Cheese powder, cast plastic and pigment
20.5” x 17” x .5”
Death Mask (Pink and Blue)
2017
Cast plastic, Loestrin (birth control), Viagra, pigment
14” x 9” x 3”
Death Mask (Extrusion)
2017
Lunesta, Viagra, Ativan, Sudafed, oyster shell, foam earplugs, cast plastic, plaster, pigment
9” x 5” x 1.5”
Death Mask (Tablet)
2018
Cast plastic, pigment, Ambien, Saphris, Loestrin, Viagra, Green Superfood Supplement, Earth First Infant Formula, Ciprofloxacin, Earplugs, Pill Packaging
15" x 8" x 1.5"
Death Mask (Smartphone)
2018
Seroquel, Pepcid AC, Loestrin, Ciprofloxacin, Zoloft, Strattera, Oxycontin, Albuterol Inhaler, Darvocet, Earth First Baby Formula, pigment, and cast plastic
6" x 3.75" x .5"
Death Mask (Smartphone)
2018
Seroquel, Pepcid AC, Loestrin, Ciprofloxacin, Zoloft, Strattera, Oxycontin, Albuterol Inhaler, Darvocet, Earth First Baby Formula, pigment, and cast plastic
6" x 3.75" x .5"
Death Mask (Rare Earth)
2018
Cast plastic, Loestrin (birth control), Ciprofloxacin, Zoloft, Strattera, Viagra, pigment
14” x 9” x 3”
Death Mask (Tablet)
2018
Cast plastic, pigment, coconut oil, Lunesta, Saphris, Loestrin, Viagra, Kool-aid, and Ciprofloxacin
15" x 8" x 1.5"
Death Mask
2018
Seroquel, Pepcid AC, Loestrin, Ciprofloxacin, Zoloft, Strattera, Oxycontin, Albuterol Inhaler, Darvocet, Earth First Baby Formula, pigment, and cast plastic
6.5” x 9” x 1”
Death Mask
2018
Strattera, Lunesta, Viagra, Loestrin, Albuterol inhaler, Luvox, Saphris, Hand Sanitizer, Green Superfood Powder, Mac ‘n’ Cheese powder, cast plastic and pigment
24” x 27.6” x .5”
Death Mask (Money)
2016
Epoxy Resin and Oil Sharpie on Layered Magazine Pages
11.5" x 8.5"
Death Mask (Is Not Saying Something a Lie?)
2016
Epoxy Resin on Magazine Page
7.5" x 8.5" x 4"
Death Mask (For digestive health this blows water out of the water)
2015
Epoxy Resin and Gouache on Magazine Page
8" x 8" x 2"
Death Mask (Middleware is Everywhere)
2016
Epoxy Resin on Layered Magazine Pages
11.5" x 8.5"
Death Mask (Food & Family Olympus)
2016
Epoxy Resin on Magazine Page
24" x 13"
Death Mask (Snowman)
2016
Epoxy Resin on Magazine Page
11.5" x 8.5"
Death Mask (If You Can Picture It You Can Scan It)
2016
Epoxy Resin on Layered Magazine Pages
16.5" x 12.5"
Death Mask (Prescriptives)
2016
Epoxy Resin on Layered Magazine Pages
11.5" x 8.5"
Death Mask (More Freedom)
2016
Epoxy Resin on Magazine Page
11.5" x 8.5"
Death Mask (It's Not Who You Know It's What You Know)
2016
Epoxy Resin on Magazine
11.5" x 17"
Death Mask (Live Long Enough to Watch Your 401(k) Recover)
2016
Epoxy Resin and Gouache on Magazine Page
10" x 9" x 3.25"
Death Mask (Lap of Luxury, Seat of Power)
2016
Epoxy Resin on Magazine Page
11.5" x 8.5"
Death Mask (Delta Sunburn)
2016
Epoxy Resin and Flashe on Layered Magazine Pages
11.5" x 8.5"
Death Mask (Discover the Peak of Refreshment)
2015
Epoxy Resin and Oil Sharpie on Magazine Page
12" x 9"
Death Mask (Capital Ideas)
2015
Epoxy Resin on Magazine Pages
6" x 7" x 5"