Kindling #6
2025
36 x 36 x 2 inches 
Banned books and acrylic on Belgian linen wrapped wood panel

Pages from banned books have been cut and arranged into a variety of diverse shapes and covered with black paint serving as a metaphor for the attempts to erase and remove certain voices and ideas from public discourse. The title references the burning of books, and importance of preserving our literature and intellectual freedom. The dramatic rise in attempts to ban books has provided fuel to the already strained clash of ideologies in America.