Available Pieces

Cake, 2022

14.5"H x 12"W x 12"L
Acid-free paper, archival glue, foam core on wood base
$2,500

Often, when I create paper food, I receive feedback from viewers that it looks “good enough to eat.” My interest in creating cakes comes from a fascination of symbols and a desire to communicate joy. To what degree can I push the look of a paper cake to still connote the real thing and elicit that feeling of anticipatory joy? I find purpose and a sense of play in exploring this boundary line.

My work for the past eight years has revolved around creating and photographing paper sculptures. Because my end product is often a flattened image, I’m conscious of how a paper piece may be lit when photographed. For this reason, I will often alter the way a piece is constructed in order to accentuate highlights and shadows. In this piece, shadows are emphasized with color. For example, while one side of a section of cake is pale yellow, I imagined the opposing side of that same slice to be “in shadow,” and employed deeper colored paper.

Additionally, hints of contrasting bright color under the icing emphasize shadows and bring dimension and liveliness to the piece. Viewers may also notice other details, such as ledges of icing that were intentionally glued at an angle to preserve a sliver of shadow that interacts with the strips of color underneath.

View a walk-through of these details on Instagram Stories.

Display and Care
While the acid-free paper used for this piece is less prone to aging, all paper will fade under UV light with time. If you would prefer for the original condition of the piece to be preserved as much as possible, I recommend that the piece be displayed away from direct sunlight and excessive heat. My personal view is to acknowledge the aging of paper as part of the natural process. In the case of this cake, fading will be less noticeable due to the lighter colors.

I would suggest that the cake be displayed as is, with no glazing, to have no obstruction in viewing the texture of the piece. Dust can be gently brushed with a fine hair paint brush. Or, if preferred, the cake could be displayed under a glass or acrylic bell jar.

Masks, 2019

11"W x 14"L , approx 2" depth
Acid-free paper, archival glue on acid-free mat board
$600 for set of two

These two pieces were created for a show that commissioned two masks from five different women artists of color from the Bay Area. The theme was around “masquerading,” given our various cultural and heritage identities. These two pieces juxtapose an inside/outside view of the same mask. Each of the over 350 leaves that form the context of these pieces is hand cut and unique. They were placed individually to form a dimensional "nest" on which the masks live.

Display and care
While the acid-free paper used for this piece is less prone to aging, all paper will fade under UV light with time. If you would prefer for the original condition of the piece to be preserved as much as possible, I recommend that the piece be displayed away from direct sunlight and excessive heat. My personal view is to acknowledge the aging of paper as part of the natural process.

The pieces are currently attached to two pieces of acid-free gummed hinging tape on the top two corners, which can be used to nail the pieces to a wall without damage to the art. Alternatively, the tape can be removed and the pieces can be framed in a shadowbox that would allow for the depth of the pieces.