Dance, a Performance Installation
The Story This piece is an ode to the matriarchs in my family. I dedicate it to my mother for helping me finish college debt-free and my grandmother who taught me to love everything around me. They are the glue…
Phyto-hexahedron
A phyto-hexahedron …is a Cybernetic Lifeform Node (a race of sentient beings) designed for protecting lifeforms on earth. It has chosen to protect a croton plant, hardy & native to South Africa. Phyto-hexahedrons were first conceived of as military robots…
The Way to a Gal’s Heart is Through Her Stomach
Clay sculpted and kiln cast glass heart and stomach in a decorative glass bell jar. Plastic grapes were hung through a drilled hole on top of the jar. Dedicated to female rebirth in Dionysian Mysteries. Cherry red glass frit powder…
Eco Materialism At The Wetlands
Looking For Lilies My grandmother is an avid gardener and she is very proud of the water lilies growing in our summer-home pond and so am I. I’m always excited to see some when I go to feed my grandpas…
The Year The Earth Stood Still (Sculpture Ed.)
My interpretation of a covid bubble. Materials: mixed media, disco ball motor, glass bottlenecks and – candy bowl, red string, and black beading cord Dimensions: 11″ x 11″ x 16″
Art In Daily Life, How to Enjoy A Reconstructed Mint Julep
A Mint Julep …is a mixed alcoholic drink, or cocktail, consisting primarily of bourbon, sugar, water, crushed or shaved ice, and fresh mint. As a bourbon-based cocktail, it is associated with the American South and the cuisine of the Southern…
Framing the Non-Human
My Friend, The Ginkgo Tree My favorite non-human at Ohio State University is a young Ginkgo Biloba tree, located at Chadwick Arboretum. I was immediately excited to go see it when I found out that Prof. Amy Youngs is taking…
Birch Tree Vase
Coil-built vase with a cherry blossom twig from the backyard of my former home on campus. Trees hold special meaning to Estonians. Two-thirds of the population believe that they have souls. 18th century Estonians respected trees so much so, that…
Plight of The Bumblebee
Materials: underglaze, clear overglaze, found object (dried roses from a baby shower) Dimensions: 5.5″ x 5.5″ x 12″
Mushroom Crucible
Soida Seenele <3 Materials: porcelain clay, underglaze, clear-, white- and cobalt overglaze Dimensions: 2.5″ x 3″ x 6″
Wicker Bean/Vitsauba
I took on an 18h long journey of weaving, to imitate memories of my grandmother’s mushroom baskets when she and my grandfather took me foraging in Estonia’s ancient forests. I used color-changing lights to imitate the sunsets and the shadows…
My Cloud Animals
A 50lb sculpture spinning from a disco ball motor. With a fog machine attached to a clear PVC pipe, guiding the smoke on top of the sculpture to emulate clouds. The installations’ multi-colored lights turned on automatically when audience members’…
Journey Into Winter
A performance video to invoke and embody the spirit of winter. Handmade large fur dress with standup up collar, sewn together with velcro, to imitate ice formations taking over my body. Filmed in front of an edited sequence of cloudy…
Transcendence
Nature and Technology were always meant to work in harmony Inspired by: “How Not to Be Seen: A F***ing Didactic Educational .MOV File” by Hito Steyerl.
Justice
Signifies my struggles with finding justice for my soul P.S. Restraining orders don’t work very well. Long take (continuous shot) and zero edits (except trimming the beginning and end). Special FX achieved with blue and red colored packing tape…
Spike The Hot Dog Pug
Sculpted and coil built. Ridges on its back fit hot dogs that complete the piece by creating additional wrinkles. Placeable on hot coals to bring whimsy and laughs to a bbq. Leather collar proceeds were donated to local animal shelters…
Fiona The Pearl Hippo
Materials: terracotta, underglaze, white- & pearl overglaze Dimensions: 11.25″ x 10″ x 8″
Neon Bella
Revamped robotic dog toy, painted black, covered with black flocking powder, & electroluminescent wire connected to a sound-activated EL wire driver, weaved through carved out holes on the toy’s body. Programmed to do a performance of 79 commands in a…
My Unicorn Book
Deconstructed unicorn toy from a dead ex-husband, sewn on with grandma’s hand-me-down thread. Wedding registry book covers are covered in leaf stickers and include hand-stitched together pages of photoshopped images of Columbus, and my hometown in Estonia. Painted with gouache…
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