Jen Merrill: studio bits fragments of visual interest salvaged from the floor of the studio
Getting the work ready to go to the gallery... Melty pod-people doppelgangers... Aftermath: the final push towards exhibition installation left me witha bit of a mess... The exhibition is up!  Now I'm back to work: creepy crawler head... The cut pieces tray - where discarded bits go to wait for reassignment(it can be a while - that ribc... Close-up detail of a wishbone made from paper and acrylic... Detail shot at an angle of 'A Remarkable Occurrence (You're Killing Me)'...
Fingers pointing... dog... feet... Thinking about cutting up this old work to put in a new piece... Deciding which images to use during a talk on my work next week... Mint Julep Face Mask reminds me of the recently tied minty knots... Some of my source material juxtaposed for a lecture...
Ladies slurping spaghetti... Diagram from an American Red Cross first-aid book... Old(ish) portfolio art: givin' the tongue... Grad school application art 1... Grad school application art 2... Grad school application art 3: hearing trumpets... Grad school application art 4...
Grad school application art 5... Grad school application art 6... More grad school application art... On the floor... ... Jenny and Billy... Listening...
Nana and Dad... After being creatively blocked for a few months (several years ago), Iwas terrified I wouldn't ... Phrenology bust... Blandness.... Desire for Liquids.... The title of my show at Iceberger  was put on the window in vinyllettering -- now it is only a ball... A.V. isn't what it sounds (or looks) like, but I felt a mascot wasneeded for our annual friend&...
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