cutting out the middle man

Money can seem so arbitrary. How the market rewards some efforts and not others is both elegant and fierce; starkly democratic and terribly unfair. As we maneuver through life, we are in a constant dance within the existing system and whatever our possibilities may be within it.

When I began this project, my then-eleven-year-old son freaked out—I had never seen him respond so viscerally to any art ever, and I figured I was onto something.

 In the space left over from cutting out the portraits in the bills, I paint objects that I need or want. A kind of impossibly slow shopping list, the conveniences of cash are replaced by questions about worth, wealth, and the value of a dollar. You can see both available and already traded pieces here.

The pieces below are available individually or as a set. Local (DC area) trades only. Please email me to arrange a trade.

The pieces below have already been traded. Thank you!