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The Forgotten Tools

January 4, 2014

This interactive piece uses tools to slowly scratch away at the surface of a plaster block when the crank is turned.

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Extrinsic Motivation
Line Painting Device
Radical Repair Workshop

Radical Repair Workshop
The Queeramid

The Queeramid
NOOK Gallery

NOOK Gallery
Repair-O-Rama

Repair-O-Rama
Cancer Rug Series

Cancer Rug Series
Archie Green Fellowship

Archie Green Fellowship
Fire Station 18

Fire Station 18
Found Material Weavings

Found Material Weavings
GLOW

GLOW
Whirligigs

Whirligigs
Southern Boundaries Mural

Southern Boundaries Mural
Scape

Scape
13

13
Rib

Rib
Clarence Vessel Series

Clarence Vessel Series
Sediment

Sediment
Carapace

Carapace
Vein

Vein
#relationshipgoals

#relationshipgoals
Prime

Prime
Lariat

Lariat
On Point

On Point
Shift

Shift
Raker

Raker
Self

Self
Littles

Littles
Humidor

Humidor
Flying Geese

Flying Geese
Bundle

Bundle
Memory Log

Memory Log
Caught

Caught
Cenotaph

Cenotaph
Old Man

Old Man
Mast Project

Mast Project
Terroir

Terroir
County Line

County Line
Appendage I-IV (mfa thesis)

Appendage I-IV (mfa thesis)
Untitled (Chimney)

Untitled (Chimney)
Stack 2

Stack 2
Stack 1

Stack 1
Ensnare 1

Ensnare 1
Scape

Scape
Mud Map + Pelt

Mud Map + Pelt
Topo

Topo
Crush

Crush
Accumulus

Accumulus
Blobular Experimatations

Blobular Experimatations
512 Orange

512 Orange
Grounded

Grounded
Slump

Slump
Depend

Depend
Hard and Fast

Hard and Fast
Got ‘Em

Got ‘Em
The Delusion

The Delusion
Untitled (human sized cage)

Untitled (human sized cage)
Untitled (specific nets)

Untitled (specific nets)
The Impostor (and how do you plan to achieve your dreams)

The Impostor (and how do you plan to achieve your dreams)
Trim Diamond

Trim Diamond
My cousin Ben, eating an hors d’oeuvre at my great aunt Edie’s eightieth birthday celebration

My cousin Ben, eating an hors d’oeuvre at my great aunt Edie’s eightieth birthday celebration
On referme la boucle/It’s a small world

On referme la boucle/It’s a small world
Untitled (chain)

Untitled (chain)
Doubles, Anyone?

Doubles, Anyone?
The Dwelling

The Dwelling
bits and pieces and scraps and such

bits and pieces and scraps and such
Line Painting Device

Line Painting Device
The Forgotten Tools

The Forgotten Tools
Extrinsic Motivation

Extrinsic Motivation
Durham is Changing, Are You?

Durham is Changing, Are You?
You, too, are involved

You, too, are involved
True American Fabric?

True American Fabric?
No, I swear no one’s looking

No, I swear no one’s looking
Untitled (coffee cups)

Untitled (coffee cups)
bSyncopated

bSyncopated
Quilt

Quilt
Use These Bolts

Use These Bolts
Chenille Scrap

Chenille Scrap
Half Log Cabin

Half Log Cabin
Log Cabin

Log Cabin
Tween Rainbow

Tween Rainbow
Mountains

Mountains
Sweet Sixtee

Sweet Sixtee
Log Cabin Baby

Log Cabin Baby
Scrap Log Cabin

Scrap Log Cabin
Ticker

Ticker
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