2019, glue, ink, fabric, sand from Wingaersheek, beads on abaca paper, 11 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches. (Journal Series)

When I was nine, we went on vacation to Barbados as a family. I bought a dress that had this fabric when I was there.  A few days later,  my father had a deadly heart attack on the beach. This is a memory of that hideous time and a memorial to him. My dress is a shell.