Plates
The Great Reset
The Covid-19 pandemic period was coined "The Great Reset". This was a time when the volume of the usual distractions were turned down and we were able to contemplate what was important to us. Many people, including yours truly, made major life shifts during this time, seizing opportunities that were previously overlooked.
SPECS
11” diameter
Ceramic Plate, Paper, Gold Leaf, Glue, Resin
2022
Don't Be Such a Karen
During the days when mask wearing was mandatory, the every day citizens who were voluntarily enforcing the government mask mandate were coined as "a Karen". Social media went crazy with memes and the phrase "Don't be such a Karen" became commonplace.
SPECS
11” diameter
Ceramic Plate, Paper, Paint, Glue, Resin
2022
Don't Be Such a Kevin
During the days when mask wearing was mandatory, the every day citizens who were voluntarily enforcing the government mask mandate were coined as "a Karen" for a woman and "a Kevin" for a man. Social media went crazy with memes and the phrase "Don't be such a Kevin" became commonplace.
SPECS
11” diameter
Ceramic Plate, Paper, Paint, Glue, Resin
2022
Adrenochrome: The Other Red Wine
While everyone was sitting at home sheltering-in-place during the covid pandemic, wild rumors were abound through QAnon and PizzaGate channels. One such story that circulated was about Hollywood elite and famous guests of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell torture-harvesting and drinking or injecting adrenochrome (a chemical harvested from the blood of children) to stay young.
This collage is also a nod to the sharp rise in drinking alcohol at home that took place during the coronavirus at-home period.
SPECS
11” diameter
Ceramic Plate, Paper, Gold Leaf, Glue, Resin
2022
We Don't Wanna Work Anymore
Though the pandemic period was rife with hardships, one benefit was a byproduct of staying at home and receiving government money: many people didn't have to work. This collage plate remembers with the time in recent history when many of our top corporations had employee shortages because of the awakening to deeper desires combined with more free money than people could ever make at an hourly job.
SPECS
10” diameter
Ceramic Plate, U.S. Currency, Gold Leaf, Paper, Paint, Glue, Resin
2022
All This (And Much, Much More) Can be Yours if only You'll Get the Frickin' Vaccine Already
This piece refers to the numerous prizes offered to incentivize people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The extensive list of prizes included boats, hunting and fishing permits, new cars, lottery tickets, cash, event tickets, beer, wine, cookies, donuts, hamburgers and more.
SPECS
11” diameter
Ceramic Plate, Paper, Gold Leaf, Glue, Resin
2022
Celebrity Cut and Paste
This plate speaks about the rumors that have surfaced connecting members of the royal family to illegal underage sex activities. The dotted line around the head implies the ability to cut out his head and replace it with another.
SPECS
8” diameter
Vintage Anniversary Ceramic Plate, Paper, Sequins, Glue, Resin
2022
Black Market Babes
"Black Market Babes" talks about the conspiracy theories surrounding the involvement in religious organizations in the massive underground child sex trafficking circuit. The pope is featured as the central symbol, backed by words from ads from a child protection agency. A golden chain is then encircled with missing children and transportation trucks. In his hands is the country of Haiti, a central zone rumored to be high in recent sex trafficking activity.
SPECS
11” diameter
Ceramic Plate, Paper, Paint, Gold Leaf, Glue, Resin
2022
The Middle East are Friends Now
This plate discusses the peace deal garnered by President Donald Trump. The deal supposedly traded a peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and the United States in exchange for military arms..
SPECS
8” diameter
Ceramic Plate, Paper, Marker, Glue, Resin
2022
We Bought a Place Upstate
At the beginning of lockdown in 2020 I was watching an Instagram video of an influencer crying as she shared how she had been stuck in her apartment for weeks without any outside contact. I then watched as people in an Italian city stepped onto their balconies with wine cups on long poles so they could cheers without contact.
At the beginning of 2021, a year after the pandemic had begun, 99% of the people I knew in New York City had fled, many of them starting new lives in the country. I heard stories of countless people going after long buried passions, such as gardening or even starting a farm.
SPECS
10” diameter
Ceramic Plate, Antique Contracts, Gold Leaf, Paper, Paint, Glue, Resin
2023
Good Morning. I'd Like a Divorce
The year plus that we were at home looking at how we had chosen to live was a deep and life changing experience for us as a collective people. Many people made life changes like moving to the country or changing careers, and others reexamined their relationships. Divorce during the pandemic rose 34% above the norm, signaling a time of reflection and reemerging selves.
SPECS
10” diameter
Ceramic Plate, Antique Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf, Paper, Paint, Glue, Resin
2023
