“A Door Of One’s Own” - Liverpool Houses
Sabbatical project – 2005-2006

During my time in Liverpool, terrace houses were a fascination for me.  I quickly became interested in those long strings of houses where individual owners assert their individuality with distinct divisions of color, pattern, and building material even when the structural integrity is disrupted.  From these external observations I couldn’t help but think about ownership, possession, and territory – theirs/ours, yours/mine, his/hers.  And thus, what stories, dialogues, confrontations, and dramas might take place within these structures.

Black and White

Painted wood and polyurethane | 13 x 9 x 9 inches | 2006

Inside Chaos

Painted wood, welded and painted steel | 18.5 x 10.5 x 8.5 inches | 2005

Almost Touching

Painted wood, porcelain knob, kitchen stainless | 23 x 8.5 x 10 inches | 2005

Caution

Painted wood, cardboard, polyurethane | 21 x 10 x 8 inches | 2005

Twisturn

Painted wood, steel hardware | 23 x25 x 8 inches | 2005

This Way and That

Painted wood | 24 x25 x 10 inches | 2005

Squeeze Play

Painted wood and steel | 26 x 15 x 14 inches | 2006

Twodoor

Painted wood, polyurethane | 23 x 11 x 17 inches | 2006

Ups and Downs

Painted wood, polyurethane | 24 x 23 x 14 inches | 2006

Round the Corner

Painted wood and polyurethane | 26 x 19 x 19 inches | 2006

Detail | Painted wood and polyurethane | 26 x 19 x 19 inches | 2006

4 RMS DN

Painted wood and polyurethane | 22 x 20 x 10 inches | 2006

Detail | Painted wood and polyurethane | 22 x 20 x 10 inches | 2006

Greener Grass

Painted wood and polyurethane | 18 x 21 x 18 inches | 2006

Bottom's Up

Painted wood and cardboard | 18 x 19 x 11 inches | 2006

Ready to Go

Painted wood and polyurethane | 24 x 18 x 19 inches | 2006

Four Sleepers

Painted wood, cardboard, polyurethane | 19 x 19 x 19 inches | 2006