Barbie Art

Boxed Barbies are effective conversation pieces that evoke childhood memories and adult fantasies.

Amsterdam Barbie, the first of these pieces, was inspired by observations I made in Holland of prostitutes standing exposed in their decorated windows. The other pieces evolved with Barbies as vehicles for nostalgia, ridicule and amusement. Boxed Barbies offer a polarizing commentary on the various roles available to women or inhabited by them. While some of these art pieces are quirky and fun, others have darker undertones.

AmsterBarbie

11" x 17"

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New Gold Dream

11" x 7"

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Maid in Heaven

11" x 7"

Ruby

11" x 7"

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These pieces also incorporate an element of recycling. Each Barbie is positioned in a re-used mandarin orange crate decorated with fabric remnants, paint and other items that typically would end up as garbage, or at best, in a bag destined for the charity shop.

Sew Super

7" x 7"

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Barbied Wire

20" x 12"

Boxed-in

11" x 7"
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My Posh

11" x 7"

I Want Candy

12" x 8"

   
Tartaned Up

                                                                                  

11" x 7"


Beauty Queen

11" x 7"


Horsing Around

11" x 7"



J'aime les garçons

11" x 7"

Skip It

11" x 7"

Boxed In 2

11" x 7"

Amourette

Book Art

My art teacher introduced me to book art and it's a great transportable way to keep the creative juices flowing. Book art is where you paint, draw and collage inside an interesting book (such as a 1920s fraternity song book). I am often inspired by whimsical illustrations in children's books so I try to emulate these.

Musical notes make for a very interesting background which is also a way for me to fuse my interest in music with my drawings. 

These art books are a great way to capture moments and events such as a trip, a friendship, a love, a life.