Hiding in Plain Sight was a solo show at Vermont Studio Center’s Red Mill Gallery in Johnson, VT

Yarn, cow leather, fake hair, nylon, silk poppies, thread, recycled plastic bags, salt, wood, wax candles, silver bells, incense, deer horn, bitterdock, mullein, thistle
78 x 66 x 24 in.
2020

Naming is a process of creation, bestowing life or soul upon and in a human or object. A name gives purpose as well as calls claim to a lineage or possession. On the other hand, a name that was meant to be a secret, if spoken aloud or in the wrong context, can be dangerous to the speaker, the one named, or both. Each carpet beater is a sigil of a demon who will not be named albeit the name is in plain sight. The demon is activated by the slaps of the beater onto the casting rug and the calling of its name and purpose.