Doublet-Series

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Doublet Series

Doublet I [2012] Oil on Panel - 12.5” x 12” x 3 depths

Doublet II [2012] Oil on Panel - 16” x 16” x 2 depths

Doublet III [2012] Oil on Panel - 12” x 12” x 3 depths

Doublet IV [2012] Oil on Panel - 16” x 16” x 2 depths

Doublet V [2012] Oil on Panel - 16” x 16” x 2 depths

Doublet VI [2012] Oil on Panel - 16” x 16” x 3 depths

Doublet VII [2012] Oil on Panel - 16” x 16” x 2 depths

Doublet VIII [2012] Oil on Panel - 16” x 16” x 4 depths

Doublet IX [2012 ] Oil on Panel - 16” x 16” x 3 depths

Doublet X [2012] Oil on Panel - 16” x 16” x 4 depths

Doublet XI [2012] Oil on Panel - 28” x 34” x 2 depths

Doublet XII [2012] Oil on Panel - 25.5” x 24” x 2 depths

Doublet XIII [2012] Oil on Panel - 27” x 24” x 2 depths

Doublet XIV [2012] Oil on Panel - 25" x 19" x 3 depths

DoubletXV [2013] Oil on Panel - 2" x 24" x 3 depths

Doublet XV angle [2013] Oil on Panel - 2" x 24" x 3 depths

DoubletXV detail [2013] Oil on Panel - 2" x 24" x 3 depths

Doublet XVI [2013] Oil on Panel - 32" x 32" x 3 depths

Doublet XVI angle [2013] Oil on Panel - 32" x 32" x 3 depths

Doublet XVII [2013] Oil on Panel - 24" x 24" x 2 depths

Doublet XVII angle [2013] Oil on Panel - 24" x 24" x 2 depths

Doublet |ˈdəblət|

Nouns: either of a pair of similar things

having twice the usual size, quantity, or strength

Doublet (linguistics), one of two or more words of the same language that come from the same root

Doublet (In textual criticism), two different narrative accounts of the same actual event

ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, ‘something folded’

Double |ˈdəbəl|

Verbs: fold or bend (paper, cloth, or other material) over on itself; become twice as much or as many; (double up) bend over or curl up, typically because one is overcome with pain or mirth

Double (music) add the same note in a higher or lower octave to

Double (a fist) he had one arm around her and the other fist doubled.

ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin duplus (see duple). The verb is from Old French dobler, from late Latin duplare, from duplus.

Much of my work is concerned with the tension between permanence and change, and the Doublets series expands on this theme. It manifests itself in the apparent folding or doubling over of edges and corners of squares, the symbol I use for stability.

In the past several years my life has undergone tremendous change with the deaths of both my parents as well as other members of my close family. It seemed at times as if the building blocks of my life were crashing down around me. My initial instinct was to turn inward, to re-gather my native strengths and forces. Yet at the same time I was able to sense in my situation the opportunity to individuate beyond the point of what I previously considered to be my adult self. I was no longer anyone’s daughter. I stood in no one’s shadow.

The work in the Doublets series embodies the conflicting feelings I experienced with the situation. My instinct to self-protect and withdraw stood in stark contrast to the impetus to open myself up to growth. Thus, while each piece initially suggests a doubling over or an inward collapse, one sees that this is not what is happening. Indeed, no such thing can happen to this resilient and strong support on which I have laid my colors.