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I Love You this Much
April 2006 @ the Douglass art School, Murphysboro, Illinois.
April 2006 @ the Douglass art School, Murphysboro, Illinois.
For my first solo exhibition I threw a fake funeral party. Included was a casket, a viewing room, a
body, and mourners. The first images are of Sleeping Beauty. The second set are of the mourners, also
known as The Fillers.
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body, and mourners. The first images are of Sleeping Beauty. The second set are of the mourners, also
known as The Fillers.
click images to enlarge
Thanks to Sarah Vaughn for lying in the casket all night long. I encouraged her to take
breaks however she insisted she was rather comfortable in the casket. Viewers, without
encouragement, began leaving gifts for the "deceased" (a bracelet and money). For her outfit
I had to customize a thrift store dress. The object was to make the deceased look like a
doll, youthful and feminine.
breaks however she insisted she was rather comfortable in the casket. Viewers, without
encouragement, began leaving gifts for the "deceased" (a bracelet and money). For her outfit
I had to customize a thrift store dress. The object was to make the deceased look like a
doll, youthful and feminine.
Thanks to The Fillers: Jason Wonnel, Ashely Weihler, Stephanie Lamb, and Jack (that's right just
Jack). All their costumes were a combination of their own or thrift store cltohes that I touched
up with cemetery flowers. The Fillers gathered in the viewing room every 15 minutes to lighten
the mood with humor and mock mourning traditions.
Jack). All their costumes were a combination of their own or thrift store cltohes that I touched
up with cemetery flowers. The Fillers gathered in the viewing room every 15 minutes to lighten
the mood with humor and mock mourning traditions.
Title: Iconoclastic Bling Bling. Media - Thrift store angels, gold spray paint, garbage
picked cemetery flowers, gems, artificial grass, and candles. 2006
picked cemetery flowers, gems, artificial grass, and candles. 2006
Title: Getting Closer, Media: Garbage picked mattress, bedframe, headboard, night stand, and wheat grass.
2006
2006
Title: Fast Food, Media: Everything in this piece came from the garbage. 2006
These are just general images of the fun that was had. The show turned into a party, a really laid back party.
