Selections from Bright Colors for Bad Days
Selections from Bright Colors for Bad Days

Dimensions variable. Each frame is 8x11

Glitter marker and neon gel pen

Made in part thanks to a grant from the Metropolitan Arts Council

Wastewater
Wastewater

ink, watercolor, acrylic paint, gold and mirrors on cut paper.

32-3/4” x 25-3/4”

2022

Wastewater detail
Wastewater detail

cut paper in layers up to 2.5” deep with mirrors that reveal hidden images.

Wastewater detail 2
Wastewater detail 2

cut paper layers up to 2.5” deep with mirrors that reveal hidden images.

The Feeling of Incandescent Lighting on a Cloudy Day
The Feeling of Incandescent Lighting on a Cloudy Day

Ink, watercolor, pen and ink and gold on layered cut paper

18” x 18” x 2-3/4”

Untitled 2020
Untitled 2020

30” x 25.5” x 3”

Pastel and ink on cut paper, mounted on a mirrored surface.

Front of cut paper shows a falling figure. Back of paper shows images that conjure the idea of suburbia and is veiwed through the mirrored reflection in the background. Looks deeper than it is and creates a feeling of constant change and exploration.

Untitled 2020- detail
Untitled 2020- detail
Untitled 2020
Untitled 2020

ink and cut paper

The Way Things Are
The Way Things Are

Pen and ink, water color, on cut paper and mirrors

12” x 12” x 2.5”

The Way Things Are (detail)
The Way Things Are (detail)

Hidden images of skeletons and sacred geometry revealed by angles and mirrors (hard to capture in 2D photo)

The Way Things Are (detail)
The Way Things Are (detail)

Hidden images of skeletons and sacred geometry revealed by angles and mirrors (hard to capture in 2D photo)

Pen and ink, watercolor, on cut paper and mirrors.

12” x 12” x 2.5”

Somewhere Between Waking and a Dream
Somewhere Between Waking and a Dream

25” x 17” x 2”

Ink and graphite on cut paper with gold leaf, pins, and mirrors

Magic, Even in a Place Like This
Magic, Even in a Place Like This

8’3” x 2’ x 1’

Pastel, cut paper, gold leaf, pen and ink, screws, hooks, wire, string, mirrors on wood.

War and Famine
War and Famine

ink, cut paper, wax

94” x 108”

2019

Installed view
Installed view

Installed view of War and Famine

94” x 108”

ink, cut paper, wax

2019

 War (from the four horsemen series)  Pen and ink and wax on cut paper  92” x 48”  2018

War (from the four horsemen series)

Pen and ink and wax on cut paper

92” x 48”

2018

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IMG_1404.JPG
The Urge
The Urge

Pen and ink

12" x 12"

Soon to be showing at the Metropolitan Arts Council Gallery in Greenville, SC

American Dream
American Dream

Pen and ink, Prisma pencil,and gold leaf on cut paper with plexi

39 1/2" x 25 3/4"

2017

A Shelter and a Trap
A Shelter and a Trap

Pen and ink, Marker, Acrylic paint on burnt and cut paper with plexiglass layers

 Trickle Down Economics  Pen and ink, acrylic paint, foam, and the artist's tax returns  2017

Trickle Down Economics

Pen and ink, acrylic paint, foam, and the artist's tax returns

2017

 Close up of "Trickle Down Economics"

Close up of "Trickle Down Economics"

KBender_AFoolishSheepMakesTheWolfHerConfessor.jpg
War Games
War Games

36” x 24”

Scratchboard

Death is the Poor Man's Doctor
Death is the Poor Man's Doctor

Pen and ink on cut paper

 71” x 34-3/4”

Fat Birds and Skinny Cats Can Never Share A Yard
Fat Birds and Skinny Cats Can Never Share A Yard

 Pen and ink on cut paper

50-3/4” x 74-3/4”

Authority, Plus Monopoly, Minus Transparency
Authority, Plus Monopoly, Minus Transparency

Pen and ink on cut paper

55-1/2” x 38-3/4”

Look Before You Leap, In Sweet Flowers Snakes Do Creep
Look Before You Leap, In Sweet Flowers Snakes Do Creep

 Pen and Ink on cut paper

50-3/4” x 52-3/4”

 

Bender_Drawing_08.jpg
KBender_NatureVsNurture.jpg
Bender_Drawing_03.jpg
Bound
Bound

Pen, ink, and wax, on cut paper with plexi

                                                26-1/2” x 20-3/4”

Nest
Nest

ink and colored pencil

29 1/2" by 21" 

Bender_Prints_11.jpg
Untitled-8.jpg
Bender_Prints_12.jpg
Untitled-6.jpg
Untitled-23.jpg
Bender_Prints_13.jpg
Untitled-9.jpg
Bender_Prints_15.jpg
Bender_Prints_14.jpg
Untitled22.jpg
Untitled-10.jpg
Untitled-24.jpg
Untitled-16.jpg
09.Almanac.jpg
Untitled-25.jpg
10.MountainWitch.jpg
Untitled-26.jpg
SD-Snapper.jpg
untitled-27.jpg
Untitled 28.jpg
SD-Shouldered.jpg
SD-Wanderer.jpg
SD-ARustle.jpg
SD-Language.jpg
SD-getin.jpg
SD-goatwoman.jpg
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Untitled1.jpg
Selections from Bright Colors for Bad Days
Wastewater
Wastewater detail
Wastewater detail 2
The Feeling of Incandescent Lighting on a Cloudy Day
Untitled 2020
Untitled 2020- detail
Untitled 2020
The Way Things Are
The Way Things Are (detail)
The Way Things Are (detail)
Somewhere Between Waking and a Dream
Magic, Even in a Place Like This
War and Famine
Installed view
 War (from the four horsemen series)  Pen and ink and wax on cut paper  92” x 48”  2018
IMG_1405.JPG
IMG_1404.JPG
The Urge
American Dream
A Shelter and a Trap
 Trickle Down Economics  Pen and ink, acrylic paint, foam, and the artist's tax returns  2017
 Close up of "Trickle Down Economics"
KBender_AFoolishSheepMakesTheWolfHerConfessor.jpg
War Games
Death is the Poor Man's Doctor
Fat Birds and Skinny Cats Can Never Share A Yard
Authority, Plus Monopoly, Minus Transparency
Look Before You Leap, In Sweet Flowers Snakes Do Creep
Bender_Drawing_08.jpg
KBender_NatureVsNurture.jpg
Bender_Drawing_03.jpg
Bound
Nest
Bender_Prints_11.jpg
Untitled-8.jpg
Bender_Prints_12.jpg
Untitled-6.jpg
Untitled-23.jpg
Bender_Prints_13.jpg
Untitled-9.jpg
Bender_Prints_15.jpg
Bender_Prints_14.jpg
Untitled22.jpg
Untitled-10.jpg
Untitled-24.jpg
Untitled-16.jpg
09.Almanac.jpg
Untitled-25.jpg
10.MountainWitch.jpg
Untitled-26.jpg
SD-Snapper.jpg
untitled-27.jpg
Untitled 28.jpg
SD-Shouldered.jpg
SD-Wanderer.jpg
SD-ARustle.jpg
SD-Language.jpg
SD-getin.jpg
SD-goatwoman.jpg
100509541_10157840087879230_2722477759166152704_n.jpg
Untitled1.jpg
Selections from Bright Colors for Bad Days

Dimensions variable. Each frame is 8x11

Glitter marker and neon gel pen

Made in part thanks to a grant from the Metropolitan Arts Council

Wastewater

ink, watercolor, acrylic paint, gold and mirrors on cut paper.

32-3/4” x 25-3/4”

2022

Wastewater detail

cut paper in layers up to 2.5” deep with mirrors that reveal hidden images.

Wastewater detail 2

cut paper layers up to 2.5” deep with mirrors that reveal hidden images.

The Feeling of Incandescent Lighting on a Cloudy Day

Ink, watercolor, pen and ink and gold on layered cut paper

18” x 18” x 2-3/4”

Untitled 2020

30” x 25.5” x 3”

Pastel and ink on cut paper, mounted on a mirrored surface.

Front of cut paper shows a falling figure. Back of paper shows images that conjure the idea of suburbia and is veiwed through the mirrored reflection in the background. Looks deeper than it is and creates a feeling of constant change and exploration.

Untitled 2020- detail
Untitled 2020

ink and cut paper

The Way Things Are

Pen and ink, water color, on cut paper and mirrors

12” x 12” x 2.5”

The Way Things Are (detail)

Hidden images of skeletons and sacred geometry revealed by angles and mirrors (hard to capture in 2D photo)

The Way Things Are (detail)

Hidden images of skeletons and sacred geometry revealed by angles and mirrors (hard to capture in 2D photo)

Pen and ink, watercolor, on cut paper and mirrors.

12” x 12” x 2.5”

Somewhere Between Waking and a Dream

25” x 17” x 2”

Ink and graphite on cut paper with gold leaf, pins, and mirrors

Magic, Even in a Place Like This

8’3” x 2’ x 1’

Pastel, cut paper, gold leaf, pen and ink, screws, hooks, wire, string, mirrors on wood.

War and Famine

ink, cut paper, wax

94” x 108”

2019

Installed view

Installed view of War and Famine

94” x 108”

ink, cut paper, wax

2019

War (from the four horsemen series)

Pen and ink and wax on cut paper

92” x 48”

2018

The Urge

Pen and ink

12" x 12"

Soon to be showing at the Metropolitan Arts Council Gallery in Greenville, SC

American Dream

Pen and ink, Prisma pencil,and gold leaf on cut paper with plexi

39 1/2" x 25 3/4"

2017

A Shelter and a Trap

Pen and ink, Marker, Acrylic paint on burnt and cut paper with plexiglass layers

Trickle Down Economics

Pen and ink, acrylic paint, foam, and the artist's tax returns

2017

Close up of "Trickle Down Economics"

War Games

36” x 24”

Scratchboard

Death is the Poor Man's Doctor

Pen and ink on cut paper

 71” x 34-3/4”

Fat Birds and Skinny Cats Can Never Share A Yard

 Pen and ink on cut paper

50-3/4” x 74-3/4”

Authority, Plus Monopoly, Minus Transparency

Pen and ink on cut paper

55-1/2” x 38-3/4”

Look Before You Leap, In Sweet Flowers Snakes Do Creep

 Pen and Ink on cut paper

50-3/4” x 52-3/4”

 

Bound

Pen, ink, and wax, on cut paper with plexi

                                                26-1/2” x 20-3/4”

Nest

ink and colored pencil

29 1/2" by 21" 

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