above:
Land Between the Rivers, 2009
Low-fire clay and Mixed Media
H 17" X W 13" X D 12"

left:
Land Between the Rivers, 2009
interior view detail

 

right:
Freedom, 2005
Low-fire clay, sand,
watercolor images of children,
acrylics and sawdust fired
H 23" X W 24" X D 24"

Dedicated to the families of Fallujah

right:
Hearts and Mines, 2006
Low-fire clay and sand.
H 23" X W 18" X D 18"

 

left:
Oil d'Oeuvres, 2003
Low-fire clay, sawdust fired, acrylics, sand, decal and motor oil
H 4-1/2" X W 18" X D 17"

below:
Hearts and Mines, 2006
inner rim detail

In 2000, Iraq—
the country with the world's
second largest oil reserves—
switched from dollars to
euros in trading its oil.

I created Oil d'Oeuvres, right, in response to the US bombing of Afghanistan.

I continue to make work in response to the US war in the Middle East.

above:
Hearts and Mines, 2006
bottom rim detail
The Abu Ghraib torture motif
circles the base of the piece.

Land Between the Rivers was inspired by numbers...

Number of bases—
14 key facilities and mega bases—
bases beyond the level of temporary encampment.

Number of deaths—
100,000 or more deaths since the 2003 invasion
of Iraq, according to The Lancet's report.

Number of refugees—
The United Nations estimates that 4.7 million Iraqis, nearly 20 percent of Iraq's pre-war population, have been displaced.

 

left:
Oil d'Oeuvres, 2003 detail

left:
Freedom, 2005
interior view detail