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2010-2008
Life, Literature, and the War on Terror
Currently, I am making images in response to: mundane moments of life, literary quotes, and cultural
events that I have a strong emotional reaction to.


Thumbnail of the photograph It's been years of literal darkness that I have been through. As far as I am concerned, nothing matters.
Binyam Mohamed Donald Rumsfeld waving some weapons of mass destruction around in the air. width= Thumbnail of the photograph This is a farewell kiss, you dog. This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq.based on a quote by Muntadar al-Zaidi December 14, 2008. Thumbnail of the photograph If the children of Iraq, between the ages of 7 and 14 years old, were white, would the Coalition Forces have still imprisoned them in cages? Thumbnail of the photograph we are ready for you to come home now. Raji Sher Ali, marketing manager in Rawalpindi Pakistan, after witnessing a suicide bomb November 2009 Thumbnail of the photograph I came back to rescue my dog l Thumbnail of the photograph got to keep breathing Thumbnail of the photograph failure is part of the process. Thumbnail of the photograph From My Rotting Body, Flowers Shall Grow and I am in Them and That is Eternity<br>based on a quote from Edvard Munch. Thumbnail of the photograph and what a wonderful morning! A woman teaching finance at a kiosk in a airport that has been decorated with ballons. Fortune 500 executives stand on a street with cardboard signs. Thumbnail of the photograph Please Lend Me Your Hand Dear Sister. A fly wrings his hands hoping to not get flicked off the table by the woman behind him. A moth lands on a woman's arm. Thumbnail of the photograph From My Rotting Body, Flowers Shall Grow and I am in Them and That is Eternity based on a quote from Edvard Munch. Thumbnail of the photograph The Curious Three Search for Safety Thumbnail of the photograph based on Franz Kafka's diaries Thumbnail of the photograph After 30 a man wakes up sad every morning, excepting 5 or 6, until the day of his death <br>based on a quote from Emerson


2008
Food
Images created for display in a dietitian's office at a Gastric Bypass Clinic.


Thumbnail of the photograph tangerine Thumbnail of banana Thumbnail of the photograph 98 percent fat free popcorn


2007-2004
Survival, Codependency on Others, and Feelings of Isolation
Photographs made during this time have an emphasis on over dramatizing the mundane moments of
daily life.


Thumbnail of the photograph Little Debbie is my Closest Friend Thumbnail of the photograph The part of me that is missing Thumbnail of the photograph The Leap Thumbnail of the photograph Treading water till you get to me. Thumbnail of the photograph The uprooting Thumbnail of the photograph I cling to the edge and my fingers are getting tired. Thumbnail of the photograph Please help me I am lost and I can not find my way home... Please help me I am lost and I can not find my way home... Please help me I am lost and I can not find my way home... Please help me I am lost and I can not find my way home... Please help me I am lost and I can not find my Thumbnail of the photograph Maryland, stop grinding your teeth. Thumbnail of the photograph i wish I could hold you. Thumbnail of the photograph Together we will Bail Out Our Leaky Canoe. Thumbnail of the photograph Send us a smile. Thumbnail of the photograph Waiting for the next Step Thumbnail of the photograph Together we will Bail Out Our Leaky Canoe. Thumbnail of the photograph Gypsy Girl Thumbnail of the photograph The Darkness. Thumbnail of the photograph That Horrible Woman. Thumbnail of the photograph Protected and ready for you to let me down. Thumbnail of the photograph I can Feel you Ripping out my Heart Strings. Thumbnail of the photograph her hell. Thumbnail of the photograph Sneaking Past, His Guard fell asleep. Thumbnail of the photograph Sticky Situation:Mother, the Bubblegum, and Me Thumbnail of the photograph Only ex-boyfriends call at five am. Thumbnail of the photograph The strings are important Angel. Thumbnail of the photograph The explosive baggage of a woeful armature.


2004-2003
Identity and Gender Roles
Some of the first images I made of my paper dolls. I explored my relationships with some of the men in
my life, our roles in the relationships, and the underlying tensions. A majority of these images were shot
with one of my homemade pinhole cameras.


Thumbnail of the photograph Together we will Bail Out Our Leaky Canoe. Thumbnail of the photograph It Does Not Matter To Me What You Look Like,I Do Not Care What You Wear. Thumbnail of the photograph There is No need to Lie to me in the Morning. Thumbnail of the photograph Hannah Keeps Herself Busy With Her Knitting. Thumbnail of the photograph Matilda was wary, for she knew men like Tex were only after one thing. Thumbnail of the photograph Everyone's Favorite Gentleman Tells the Best Stories. Thumbnail of the photograph Napoleon conquers the couch. Thumbnail of the photograph Pay no attention to the whores, they are up to no good. Thumbnail of the photograph Sexual Healing in Cotton Candy Land Thumbnail of the photograph He wore fishnet stockings in the morning. Thumbnail of the photograph Baking Cookies with the Boys Thumbnail of the photograph Waiting for the bread.
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