Pinnacle Shell with Threefold Form
Triple Hip Replacement (2016)
hand-fabricated copper,
raised, pierced
Swarovski crystals (2,466),
bead-blasted, patina
6.5” x 1′ x 5.25” | 17 x 31 x 13 cm
Cadaveric Hepactic Transplantation
Liver Replacement (2016)
hand-fabricated copper, pierced
Swarovski crystals (504),
bead-blasted, patina
1.75” x 6″ x 4.75” | 4 x 15 x 12 cm
Overlayed Pulmonary with Pneumothorax
Double Lung with Collapse (2016)
hand-fabricated copper,
pierced, rubber
Swarovski crystals (1309),
bead-blasted, patina
3.5” x 6.75″ x 7.25” | 9 x 17 x 18 cm
Disconnected Intervertebral Segment
Spinal Disc Replacement (2016)
hand-fabricated copper, pierced,
Swarovski crystals (291),
bead-blasted, patina
3.25” x 6″ x 3.5” | 8 x 15 x 9 cm
Triple Profunda Femoris
Triple Hip Replacement with Artery (2014)
hand-fabricated copper,
Swarovski crystals (1,142),
bead-blasted, patina
3.5” x 7” x 5.25” | 9 x 18 x 13 cm
Reconstructive Uterine Cavity
Uterus Replacement (2014)
hand-fabricated copper, pierced,
Swarovski crystals (1,510),
bead-blasted, patina
7.75” x 6.25” x 1.25” | 20 x 16 x 3 cm
Encrusted Penile RESerection
Penile Implant (2015)
hand-fabricated copper, pierced,
penile implant,
Swarovski crystals (1,106),
bead-blasted, patina
1.25” x 10” x 11” | 3 x 25 x 28 cm
Femoral Stem With Rheumatoid Nodules
Hip Replacement (2015)
hand-fabricated copper,
Swarovski crystals (453)
bead-blasted, patina
1.5” x 7.5” x 3.5” | 4 x 19 x 9 cm
Double Tracheostoma
Larynx Replacement (2014)
hand-fabricated copper,
Swarovski crystals (295)
bead-blasted, patina
2.75” x 6” x 1” | 7 x 15 x 3 cm
Asymmetrical Mammoplasty
Double Breast Implant (2015)
hand-fabricated copper, pierced,
silicone breast implants,
Swarovski crystals (1,267),
bead-blasted, patina
1.75″ x 10.75″ x 7.25″ | 4 x 27 x 18 cm
Head Of Humerus With Glenoid Surface
Shoulder Replacement (2015)
hand-fabricated copper,
Swarovski crystals (285)
bead-blasted, casted brass, patina.
Casting from John Michael Kohler Arts/
Industry Residency
2” x 5.5” x 2.5” | 5 x 14 x 6 cm
Cardio Pulmonary Pump
Heart Valve Replacement (2015)
hand-fabricated copper,
pierced, copper pipe,
Swarovski crystals (174),
bead-blasted, patina
1.75″ x 7″ x 2″ | 4 x 18 x 5 cm
Private Collection
“Hyperbolic (Implant Series III)” Artist Statement
This series focuses on medical implants, the body, and embodied experience.
These hand-fabricated objects glorify the highly individual and personal nature of prosthesis and surgeries, while evoking notions of memento mori and the fragile nature of the human form. Using real medical implants as inspiration, I have re-invented and exaggerated these devices for imagined bodies. The intention is for viewers to consider their own physicality and to visualize the absent anatomies implied by the work.