Flush Blush Bruise No. 1, 2 & 3, 2026
Yellow zinc plated steel, steel, stainless steel earrings, glass
48 x 38"
Chemical patinated steel, steel, stainless steel earrings, flower frogs
48 x 42"
Chemical patinated steel, steel, sewing pins, contact lenses, resin
48 x 48"
This work came from looking at wing surfaces in the Peabody Museum’s entomology department, a large decorative folding fan found in Value Village and a newfound obsession with patinas.
Merging natural forms with the decorative remnants of human use, the metal surfaces are heat-treated, and coloured through applied patinas—an alchemical process that transforms the metal. These butterfly-like forms are held together by pins and piercings, and embellished with objects of display and capture—flower frogs, cosplay contact lenses, fishing hooks, sewing pins and metal rods. Flush Blush Bruise is a meditation on how surfaces act as a site of transmission that registers what lies beneath; how skin can flush, bruise, stain, or morph in response to pressure, touch, or puncture.
Photos by Pat Garcia.