Lead Belly - Blind Melon

The song Blind Lemon by Lead Belly focuses on his friend and fellow musician Blind Lemon Jefferson with whom he played for 18 years around Dallas, Texas. The songs speak to their relationship, travels, and conversations.

I instantly knew I wanted to use the image of the eye to fuel my design, and one night,  when my roommate and friend of four years brought home an irregular piece of ceiling tile that he’d punched loose in a drunken beligerance from a casino somewhere in the Lake Tahoe area I knew I had to use it. My piece speaks to Lemon’s disability as a tether that tied these individuals together for so many years and the inherent bond that developed between the two. By incorporating the tile, a piece of my personal bond reinforces the strength of the subject.

PS: My roommate refers to the piece as the eye of the casino, forever watching him and passing judgment on his actions.

Mississippi John Hurt

His image along with his music brings to mind a sort of humble beauty that cuts through any lies myths or falsities and heads right toward the truth. I embodied this philosophy by using household items and objects in hopes to transform these seemingly ordinary items into something beautiful.

Across The Sea

                                                                                               

American folk music speaks to a rugged, gritty, yet still melodic way of living that references the life of a pioneer navigating unfamiliar territory. 

                                                                                                               

British ballads are smooth, melodic and highly organized. They are representative of a developed society in which class systems, government, and industry are firmly established.

Banks of the Ohio

Love             Marriage         Death            Eternity