Saving Beauty

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A Common Thread
Clarice Lispector books I've researched for an upcoming series & gallery show.
Nov 12 • 
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It's Past Time.
The making of a film I've had in my head since 2019.
Nov 7 • 
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Saving Beauty: Found at Auction
A curated glimpse into intriguing, and often affordable, art auctions.
Oct 29 • 
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Two New Artworks
You're the first to see these available pieces!
Oct 21 • 
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Saving Beauty: Found at Auction
A curated glimpse into intriguing, and often affordable, art auctions.
Oct 19 • 
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Admiration of (my) Femininity
A different kind of male gaze.
Oct 14 • 
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What We Do Not Yet Know We Love
When beauty finds you.
Sep 28 • 
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Has Photography Crossed a Line?
Is photography, now, more of a technology than it is a form of art?
Sep 6 • 
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Saving Beauty
"Its All a Ruse" is now "Saving Beauty." Here's why...
Sep 1 • 
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While in Florence
A grouping of artworks created from my time in Florence, Italy.
Aug 14 • 
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Impulse Control
A New Artwork Release & Story
Aug 10 • 
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Self Destruction
Uneasy thoughts on a monumental topic.
Jun 15 • 
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"I Beg of You" Series Alternates
Alternate ink transfer, charcoal, and oil artworks pertaining to the final series.
Jun 8 • 
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If There's a Word for This, Tell Me
Lee Miller sits casually on the edge of a bed, her posture relaxed, her presence deliberate.
Jun 3 • 
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Saving Beauty
Saving Beauty
"The crisis of beauty today consists precisely in the fact that beauty is reduced to its givenness, to its use or consumer value."
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