- Series Statement
- Pretty Woman No. 1
- Pretty Woman No. 2
- Pretty Woman No. 7
- Pretty Woman No. 8
- Pretty Woman No. 10
- Creative Process
Statement on Pretty Women
Hollywood Boulevard, known for its glitz, glamour, and star-embedded Walk of Fame, is also the urban home for women struggling to exist.
Poised in doorways on the boulevard, these once pretty women now visibly broken, appear barred from entry to a better life. Despite the ambitious search for a dream, auditions were lost, aspirations faded, and identities became disguised.
Reduced to a backdrop of deteriorating architecture, discarded fast-food packaging, and salvaged cardboard, these women of the street have become an archetypal symbol for survivor. As residents in the epicenter of broken dreams, these women are determined to persevere. This artwork ¬speaks to the narrative of these pretty women.
Pretty Woman No. 1 (2009)
Media: Watercolor, ink, fiber, mixed Size: 30 x 18 x 12”
Pretty Woman No. 2 (2009)
Media: Watercolor, ink, fiber, mixed Size: 30 x 18 x 12”
Pretty Woman No. 7 (2009)
Media: Watercolor, ink, fiber, mixed Size: 30 x 18 x 12”
Detail: Pretty Woman No. 8 (2009)
Media: Watercolor, ink, fiber, mixed Size: 30 x 18 x 12”
Pretty Woman No. 10 (2009)
Media: Watercolor, ink, fiber, mixed Size: 30 x 18 x 12”
Creative Process
This body of work entailed photographing doorways along Hollywood Boulevard, in Hollywood, California. Photos were tiled, printed on watercolor paper then assembled together by stitching on a sewing machine. Using a ready-made doll pattern, each female form originated from a variety of fabrics, mixed materials, and found objects to coincide with her specific doorway.