Xylem
Xylem

Screen print on paper, plaster

5’ x 3’ x 6” (dimensions variable)

Xylem
Xylem

Screen print on paper, plaster

5’ x 3’ x 6” (dimensions variable)

Neural Net
Neural Net

Collagraph on paper and fabric, string

4’ x 3’6” x 2’6

Neural Net
Neural Net

Collagraph on paper and fabric, string

4’ x 3’6” x 2’6

Neural Net (detail)
Neural Net (detail)

Collagraph on paper and fabric, string

4’ x 3’6” x 2’6

Cirripedia confluvium
Cirripedia confluvium

Wax, paper, motion sensing lights, sound

3’ x 2’ x 1’

This colony of Cirripedia confluvium inhabits the work sink in the sculpture studios. They periodically make noises and light up when someone finds them.

Cirripedia confluvium (detail)
Cirripedia confluvium (detail)

Wax, paper, motion sensing lights, sound

3’ x 2’ x 1’

This colony of Cirripedia confluvium inhabits the work sink in the sculpture studios. They periodically make noises and light up when someone finds them.

Treefingers II
Treefingers II

Plaster and found wood

2'5" x 16" x 14" 

2016

Treefingers II (detail)
Treefingers II (detail)
Coccolithosphere
Coccolithosphere

Plaster and steel 

4ft x 4ft x 3ft 

2016

Coccolithosphere (detail)
Coccolithosphere (detail)
Parting Gift
Parting Gift

December 2016

As a final action, Zoie Brown gave away the ten plants she took care of during her experience abroad in Florence. The recipients were ten strangers she encountered who agreed to take care of the plants in her absence. 

During the performance she approached all different kinds of people and introduced herself in Italian. At the end of the conversation she asked if they would be willing to take care of one of her plants. If they said yes, she gave them one, as well as a card containing care instructions in both Italian and English. If the person was too skeptical and said no, then she said goodbye and moved on. This act symbolizes giving away parts of the self, manifested in these plants and in the time she spent in Florence. It seeks to question ideas of ownership, obligation, and the responsibility people assume when they take care of plants.

Photo documentation by Lydia Seaman  

Pedules
Pedules

Plaster

8ft x 2.5ft x 4ft

2016

Pedules (detail)
Pedules (detail)

Plaster

8ft x 2.5ft x 4ft

2016

Pedules
Pedules

Plaster

8ft x 2.5ft x 4ft

2016

Mucilage
Mucilage

Florence, Italy 

Mixed media

2016

Mucilage (detail)
Mucilage (detail)

Florence, Italy 

Mixed media

2016

Proxemic Space (pano)
Proxemic Space (pano)

Interactive installation 

2016

Proxemic Space (interior view)
Proxemic Space (interior view)

Interactive installation

2016

Proxemic Space (interaction documentation)

Interactive installation

Durational video documentation sped up 

2016

Multiples
Multiples

Ceramic

2.5ft x 2.5ft x 2ft 

2015

Multiples (detail)
Multiples (detail)

Ceramic

2.5ft x 2.5ft x 2ft 

2015

Macroscope Slides
Macroscope Slides

Mixed media

3ft x 15in x 1ft

2015

Forest
Forest

Watercolored etching and aquatint on paper

32in x 18in 

2015

A City and its Suburbs
A City and its Suburbs

Woodcut and etching on paper

32in x 18in 

2015

Forest
Forest

Etching and aquatint on paper

32in x 18in 

2015

A City and Its Suburbs (detail)
A City and Its Suburbs (detail)

Woodcut and etching on paper

32in x 18in 

2015

Doorway I
Doorway I

Etching and aquatint on paper

10in x 6in 

2015

Foxglove City
Foxglove City

Woodcut on paper

20in x 18in 

2015

Wasteland

Stop motion animation

2015

Senior Thesis Show
Senior Thesis Show

Gallery View

2014

Colum satietas (view from below)
Colum satietas (view from below)

Coffee filters

14ft x 6ft x 6ft

2014

Avis nidum
Avis nidum

Paper mache

8ft x 8ft x 8ft

2014

Avis nidum (side view)
Avis nidum (side view)

Paper mache

8ft x 8ft x 8ft

2014

Capillos folliculus II
Capillos folliculus II

Ceramic and wire 

7ft x 6ft x 4ft

2014

Coralli
Coralli

Steel and insulation foam 

9ft x 6ft x 5ft

2014

Coralli (detail II)
Coralli (detail II)

Steel and insulation foam 

9ft x 6ft x 5ft

2014

Object Study (pictured with original object)
Object Study (pictured with original object)

Plaster, foam, natural pigments, paint

2.5ft x 16in x 1ft

2014

Object Study (detail)
Object Study (detail)

Plaster, foam, natural pigments, paint

2.5ft x 16in x 1ft

2014

Fabric Study
Fabric Study

Charcoal on paper

18in x 24

2014

Edurus lichenus
Edurus lichenus

Ceramic on found wood 

4ft x 18in x 1ft

2014

Utrem sericum
Utrem sericum

Plaster and steel

4ft x 2.5ft x 2ft

2014

Capillos folliculus
Capillos folliculus

Ceramic and steel

4ft x 3ft x 3ft

2014

Polyp 2
Polyp 2

Charcoal and chalk pastel on paper

1ft x 3ft

2014

Aurem
Aurem

Plaster cast ears installed on a found tree

14ft x 3ft x 3ft

2013

Aurem (detail)
Aurem (detail)

Plaster cast ears installed on a found tree

14ft x 3ft x 3ft

2013

Aurem (detail)
Aurem (detail)

Plaster cast ears installed on a found tree

14ft x 3ft x 3ft

2013

Tree Pieces
Tree Pieces

Plaster cast tree trunks installed at the Bayou City Arts Festival in Houston, TX

6ft x 8in x 8in

2013

Regrowth
Regrowth

Plaster

1ft x 1ft x1ft

2013

Regrowth (detail)
Regrowth (detail)

Plaster

1ft x 1ft x1ft

2013

Cellulis
Cellulis

Printed etchings on paper

2ft x 2ft 

2013

 

Colum satietas II
Colum satietas II

Coffee filters installed on a vent outside of a building

3ft x 2.5ft x 3ft

2013

Column satietas II (side view)
Column satietas II (side view)

Coffee filters installed on a vent outside of a building

3ft x 2.5ft x 3ft

2013

Dust
Dust

Plaster

18in x 1ft x 1ft

2013

Gills
Gills

Etching 

6in x 8in 

2013

Pulvitar parasitariis
Pulvitar parasitariis

Mixed media

4ft x 3ft x 3ft

2013

 

Pulvitar parasitariis (detail)
Pulvitar parasitariis (detail)

Mixed media

4ft x 3ft x 3ft

2013

Tree
Tree

Charcoal and watercolor on paper

24in x 32in

2013

Anemone
Anemone

Linocut on paper

24in x 20in

2013

Clavorum ligna
Clavorum ligna

Nails in found wood

5ft x 2ft x 2ft

2013

Clavorum ligna (top view)
Clavorum ligna (top view)

Nails in found wood

5ft x 2ft x 2ft

2013

Clavorum ligna (detail)
Clavorum ligna (detail)

Nails in found wood

5ft x 2ft x 2ft

2013

Still Life 1
Still Life 1

Charcoal on paper

18in x 24in 

2013

Corinthus magnus
Corinthus magnus

Ceramic

1ft x 1ft x 1ft

2013

On Display
On Display

Ceramic forms inside a fish tank 

2ft x 3ft x 1ft

2013

Seeded

Documentation of a performance piece. 

Houston, TX

2013

Arbor Digitos
Arbor Digitos

Plaster and found wood 

2ft x 2.5ft x 18in 

2012

Fake Plastic Leaves
Fake Plastic Leaves

Resin and found wood

3ft x 1ft x 1ft

2012

Jelly
Jelly

Ceramic

10in x 8in x 6in 

2012

 

Exterus
Exterus

Raku ceramic

14in x 12in x 12in

2012

Flower Rocks
Flower Rocks

Raku ceramic

14in x 8in x 6in

2012

Vine Rocks
Vine Rocks

Raku ceramic

14in x 6in x 8in

2012

Vines
Vines

Ceramic

10in x 6in x 6in

2012

Rocks
Rocks

Ceramic

16in x 12in x 12in 

2012

IMG_1417.jpg
Pulvinar parisitariis.jpg
Cirripedia fistula
Cirripedia fistula

Wax, wire, motion sensing lights

2’ x 2’ x 1’

A colony of Cirripedia fistula grows on the pipes in Bixby Hall. They respond with light as people walk past them.

Made in collaboration with Mark Sullivan.

Bubble-Tip Polyp
Bubble-Tip Polyp

Monotype and screen print on paper wheat-pasted on plaster

8’x 5’x 3’ (dimensions variable)

Bubble-Tip Polyp (detail)
Bubble-Tip Polyp (detail)

Monotype and screen print on paper wheat-pasted on plaster

8’x 5’x 3’ (dimensions variable)

Polyp I (roof view)
Polyp I (roof view)

Florence, Italy 

Plaster 

2016

Xylem
Xylem
Neural Net
Neural Net
Neural Net (detail)
Cirripedia confluvium
Cirripedia confluvium (detail)
Treefingers II
Treefingers II (detail)
Coccolithosphere
Coccolithosphere (detail)
Parting Gift
Pedules
Pedules (detail)
Pedules
Mucilage
Mucilage (detail)
Proxemic Space (pano)
Proxemic Space (interior view)
Proxemic Space (interaction documentation)
Multiples
Multiples (detail)
Macroscope Slides
Forest
A City and its Suburbs
Forest
A City and Its Suburbs (detail)
Doorway I
Foxglove City
Wasteland
Senior Thesis Show
Colum satietas (view from below)
Avis nidum
Avis nidum (side view)
Capillos folliculus II
Coralli
Coralli (detail II)
Object Study (pictured with original object)
Object Study (detail)
Fabric Study
Edurus lichenus
Utrem sericum
Capillos folliculus
Polyp 2
Aurem
Aurem (detail)
Aurem (detail)
Tree Pieces
Regrowth
Regrowth (detail)
Cellulis
Colum satietas II
Column satietas II (side view)
Dust
Gills
Pulvitar parasitariis
Pulvitar parasitariis (detail)
Tree
Anemone
Clavorum ligna
Clavorum ligna (top view)
Clavorum ligna (detail)
Still Life 1
Corinthus magnus
On Display
Seeded
Arbor Digitos
Fake Plastic Leaves
Jelly
Exterus
Flower Rocks
Vine Rocks
Vines
Rocks
IMG_1417.jpg
Pulvinar parisitariis.jpg
Cirripedia fistula
Bubble-Tip Polyp
Bubble-Tip Polyp (detail)
Polyp I (roof view)
Xylem

Screen print on paper, plaster

5’ x 3’ x 6” (dimensions variable)

Xylem

Screen print on paper, plaster

5’ x 3’ x 6” (dimensions variable)

Neural Net

Collagraph on paper and fabric, string

4’ x 3’6” x 2’6

Neural Net

Collagraph on paper and fabric, string

4’ x 3’6” x 2’6

Neural Net (detail)

Collagraph on paper and fabric, string

4’ x 3’6” x 2’6

Cirripedia confluvium

Wax, paper, motion sensing lights, sound

3’ x 2’ x 1’

This colony of Cirripedia confluvium inhabits the work sink in the sculpture studios. They periodically make noises and light up when someone finds them.

Cirripedia confluvium (detail)

Wax, paper, motion sensing lights, sound

3’ x 2’ x 1’

This colony of Cirripedia confluvium inhabits the work sink in the sculpture studios. They periodically make noises and light up when someone finds them.

Treefingers II

Plaster and found wood

2'5" x 16" x 14" 

2016

Treefingers II (detail)
Coccolithosphere

Plaster and steel 

4ft x 4ft x 3ft 

2016

Coccolithosphere (detail)
Parting Gift

December 2016

As a final action, Zoie Brown gave away the ten plants she took care of during her experience abroad in Florence. The recipients were ten strangers she encountered who agreed to take care of the plants in her absence. 

During the performance she approached all different kinds of people and introduced herself in Italian. At the end of the conversation she asked if they would be willing to take care of one of her plants. If they said yes, she gave them one, as well as a card containing care instructions in both Italian and English. If the person was too skeptical and said no, then she said goodbye and moved on. This act symbolizes giving away parts of the self, manifested in these plants and in the time she spent in Florence. It seeks to question ideas of ownership, obligation, and the responsibility people assume when they take care of plants.

Photo documentation by Lydia Seaman  

Pedules

Plaster

8ft x 2.5ft x 4ft

2016

Pedules (detail)

Plaster

8ft x 2.5ft x 4ft

2016

Pedules

Plaster

8ft x 2.5ft x 4ft

2016

Mucilage

Florence, Italy 

Mixed media

2016

Mucilage (detail)

Florence, Italy 

Mixed media

2016

Proxemic Space (pano)

Interactive installation 

2016

Proxemic Space (interior view)

Interactive installation

2016

Proxemic Space (interaction documentation)

Interactive installation

Durational video documentation sped up 

2016

Multiples

Ceramic

2.5ft x 2.5ft x 2ft 

2015

Multiples (detail)

Ceramic

2.5ft x 2.5ft x 2ft 

2015

Macroscope Slides

Mixed media

3ft x 15in x 1ft

2015

Forest

Watercolored etching and aquatint on paper

32in x 18in 

2015

A City and its Suburbs

Woodcut and etching on paper

32in x 18in 

2015

Forest

Etching and aquatint on paper

32in x 18in 

2015

A City and Its Suburbs (detail)

Woodcut and etching on paper

32in x 18in 

2015

Doorway I

Etching and aquatint on paper

10in x 6in 

2015

Foxglove City

Woodcut on paper

20in x 18in 

2015

Wasteland

Stop motion animation

2015

Senior Thesis Show

Gallery View

2014

Colum satietas (view from below)

Coffee filters

14ft x 6ft x 6ft

2014

Avis nidum

Paper mache

8ft x 8ft x 8ft

2014

Avis nidum (side view)

Paper mache

8ft x 8ft x 8ft

2014

Capillos folliculus II

Ceramic and wire 

7ft x 6ft x 4ft

2014

Coralli

Steel and insulation foam 

9ft x 6ft x 5ft

2014

Coralli (detail II)

Steel and insulation foam 

9ft x 6ft x 5ft

2014

Object Study (pictured with original object)

Plaster, foam, natural pigments, paint

2.5ft x 16in x 1ft

2014

Object Study (detail)

Plaster, foam, natural pigments, paint

2.5ft x 16in x 1ft

2014

Fabric Study

Charcoal on paper

18in x 24

2014

Edurus lichenus

Ceramic on found wood 

4ft x 18in x 1ft

2014

Utrem sericum

Plaster and steel

4ft x 2.5ft x 2ft

2014

Capillos folliculus

Ceramic and steel

4ft x 3ft x 3ft

2014

Polyp 2

Charcoal and chalk pastel on paper

1ft x 3ft

2014

Aurem

Plaster cast ears installed on a found tree

14ft x 3ft x 3ft

2013

Aurem (detail)

Plaster cast ears installed on a found tree

14ft x 3ft x 3ft

2013

Aurem (detail)

Plaster cast ears installed on a found tree

14ft x 3ft x 3ft

2013

Tree Pieces

Plaster cast tree trunks installed at the Bayou City Arts Festival in Houston, TX

6ft x 8in x 8in

2013

Regrowth

Plaster

1ft x 1ft x1ft

2013

Regrowth (detail)

Plaster

1ft x 1ft x1ft

2013

Cellulis

Printed etchings on paper

2ft x 2ft 

2013

 

Colum satietas II

Coffee filters installed on a vent outside of a building

3ft x 2.5ft x 3ft

2013

Column satietas II (side view)

Coffee filters installed on a vent outside of a building

3ft x 2.5ft x 3ft

2013

Dust

Plaster

18in x 1ft x 1ft

2013

Gills

Etching 

6in x 8in 

2013

Pulvitar parasitariis

Mixed media

4ft x 3ft x 3ft

2013

 

Pulvitar parasitariis (detail)

Mixed media

4ft x 3ft x 3ft

2013

Tree

Charcoal and watercolor on paper

24in x 32in

2013

Anemone

Linocut on paper

24in x 20in

2013

Clavorum ligna

Nails in found wood

5ft x 2ft x 2ft

2013

Clavorum ligna (top view)

Nails in found wood

5ft x 2ft x 2ft

2013

Clavorum ligna (detail)

Nails in found wood

5ft x 2ft x 2ft

2013

Still Life 1

Charcoal on paper

18in x 24in 

2013

Corinthus magnus

Ceramic

1ft x 1ft x 1ft

2013

On Display

Ceramic forms inside a fish tank 

2ft x 3ft x 1ft

2013

Seeded

Documentation of a performance piece. 

Houston, TX

2013

Arbor Digitos

Plaster and found wood 

2ft x 2.5ft x 18in 

2012

Fake Plastic Leaves

Resin and found wood

3ft x 1ft x 1ft

2012

Jelly

Ceramic

10in x 8in x 6in 

2012

 

Exterus

Raku ceramic

14in x 12in x 12in

2012

Flower Rocks

Raku ceramic

14in x 8in x 6in

2012

Vine Rocks

Raku ceramic

14in x 6in x 8in

2012

Vines

Ceramic

10in x 6in x 6in

2012

Rocks

Ceramic

16in x 12in x 12in 

2012

Cirripedia fistula

Wax, wire, motion sensing lights

2’ x 2’ x 1’

A colony of Cirripedia fistula grows on the pipes in Bixby Hall. They respond with light as people walk past them.

Made in collaboration with Mark Sullivan.

Bubble-Tip Polyp

Monotype and screen print on paper wheat-pasted on plaster

8’x 5’x 3’ (dimensions variable)

Bubble-Tip Polyp (detail)

Monotype and screen print on paper wheat-pasted on plaster

8’x 5’x 3’ (dimensions variable)

Polyp I (roof view)

Florence, Italy 

Plaster 

2016

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