private collections in Atlanta, Denver, New York City, Illinois, Washington, Pennsylvania, Connecticut; artist's proof, Missouri

"I'm reflecting on how the term chimera can imply 'a fabrication' (an invention) and an 'apparition' at one and the same time.
Made of fabrics, this still life is a fabrication, the components of which come from disparate sources and are then assembled in my studio.

Moody and filmy, casting long (sometimes colored) shadows, the subject seems apparition-like and fierce, too -- alert, with a mane that bristles."

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