Project: Effigies
A Joyful Heart, 8x13x3, fabric, acrylic, polymer clay and found objects, 2003 
The Spinmeister, 13.5×14.25 X11, acrylic on fiber-filled fabric, glass beads, glitter, and found objects, 2008 
Catholic Schoolgirl Dreams with Wings, 6x12x2.5, fabric, fiberfill, wire, acrylic, dynel and polymer clay, 2003 
Hazel, 11x12x5, acrylic on fabric, wire, wood, bamboo and found objects, 2003 
Miss Perfect, 8x20x3.5, fabric, wood, acrylic, glass, papier mache, bricks, dynel and lightbulbs, 2003 
The Fanatic, 7.25x11x4, acrylic on fiber-filled fabric, glitter, polymer clay, wood, threads, string and found object, 2008 
Mr. Amazing, 12x7x5 
Scapegoat, 6x12x2, fabric, acrylic, wire, floral leaves and found object, 2003 
Self Sacrifice, 11x12x2.5, acrylic, fabric, fiberfill, string, wire, nails and found objects, 2003 
Gluttony, 24×36, ink, charcoal and conte on paper, 2001 
Greed, 24×36, ink, charcoal and oil stick on paper, 2001 
Lust, 24×36, ink, charcoal and oil stick on paper, 2001 
Leopard Girl Keeps the Light, 11×17, charcoal and pastel on paper, 2008 
The Fanatic,11×17, pastel, acrylic, and charcoal on paper, 2008 
Failure, 24×36, ink and acrylic on paper, 2001
The effigies are action figures and drawings for my emotional needs. Like totems, sacred statuary, or voodoo dolls, these spirit selves provide me with an army of anthropomorphized images to ward off difficult people in my life. Likewise they can also give me access to goodness and self-confidence that might be in short supply.