Paradigm

This series works toward tracing the intersections between diverse cultures, as well as the roles of self and other in the creation of a perceived social reality. It examines the ways cultural phenomena are created, institutionalized, and made into tradition, constructing a sense of Alterity, or otherness, bonding one group together to the exclusion of all others.

My love of craft, and wood carving in particular, leads me to illustrate these ideas through the lens of world carving traditions, ranging from the indigenous carvers of the Northwest Coast to Europeean chip carving.