Recent Work - Catherine Nelson's Artist Portfolio

Surely Someone Wants This Back
29” x 40” (var)
steel, vinegar, plaster, studio dust, fiber fragments (tarp, camping pillowcase), dried palm, hardware
2022
Surely Someone Wants This Back
29” x 40” (var)
steel, vinegar, plaster, studio dust, fiber fragments (tarp, camping pillowcase), dried palm, hardware
2022
So Far, So Good
29” x 40” (var)
muslin, earth pigment dyes, Kilz primer, embroidery thread, hardware, fragments (lawn chair strap, telephone pole marker, skate blade, fishing net)
2022
So Far, So Good (detail)
29” x 40” (var)
muslin, earth pigment dyes, Kilz primer, embroidery thread, hardware, fragments (lawn chair strap, telephone pole marker, skate blade, fishing net)
2022
I Can’t Remember the Sound of Her Voice
Linseed oil, latex paint, organic debris on plywood
“26’ x 19” x 1”
2021
Float
Earth pigments, soymilk, latex paint and embroidery thread on muslin
12” x 14”
2022
Float
Earth pigments, soymilk, latex paint and embroidery thread on muslin
12” x 14”
2022
To Try and To Let
Cut steel, gun blue, paste wax, dried palm, hardware
24” x 21” x 4”
To Try and To Let (detail)
Cut steel, gun blue, paste wax, dried palm, hardware
24” x 21” x 4”
Piety Wharf #3
Linseed oil and latex paint on plywood, found wire mesh, organic debris
20” x 27” x 3”
2022
Piety Wharf #3
Linseed oil and latex paint on plywood, found wire mesh, organic debris
20” x 27” x 3”
2022
Piety Wharf #3 (detail)
Linseed oil and latex paint on plywood, found wire mesh, organic debris
20” x 27” x 3”
2022
The Edge of Things (pt 1)
steel (found and sheet), lacquer (found and clear coat)
appx. 60” x 60” x 60”
Groton, CT (UConn Avery Point Campus)
The Edge of Things (pt 2)
steel (found and sheet), lacquer (found and clear coat)
appx. 60” x 60” x 60”
Groton, CT (UConn Avery Point Campus)
The Edge of Things (pt 2)
steel (found and sheet), lacquer (found and clear coat)
appx. 60” x 60” x 60”
Groton, CT (UConn Avery Point Campus)
The Edge of Things (pt 2)
steel (found and sheet), lacquer (found and clear coat)
appx. 60” x 60” x 60”
Groton, CT (UConn Avery Point Campus)
The Edge of Things (pt 2) (detail)
steel (found and sheet), lacquer (found and clear coat)
appx. 60” x 60” x 60”
Groton, CT (UConn Avery Point Campus)
The Edge of Things (2)
steel (found and sheet), lacquer (found and clear coat)
appx. 60” x 60” x 60”
Groton, CT (UConn Avery Point Campus)
Gathered
found objects (feeders), found fibers (camping pillowcase, tarp, lawn chair straps), cut steel, hardware
44” x 19” x 4”
2021
Gathered
found objects (feeders), found fibers (camping pillowcase, tarp, lawn chair straps), cut steel, hardware
44” x 19” x 4”
2021
Gathered (detail)
found objects (feeders), found fibers (camping pillowcase, tarp, lawn chair straps), cut steel, hardware
44” x 19” x 4”
2021
Gathered (detail)
found objects (feeders), found fibers (camping pillowcase, tarp, lawn chair straps), cut steel, hardware
44” x 19” x 4”
2021
The Things that Make Themselves
Indigo, Kilz 2, linseed oil, organic debris, eyelets on muslin, Plasti-dip, rebar, hardware
31” x 43” x 2”
The Things that Make Themselves (detail)
Indigo, Kilz 2, linseed oil, organic debris, eyelets on muslin, Plasti-dip, rebar, hardware
31” x 43” x 2”
What’s Left of the Parlor
Cyanotype on muslin, found objects, steel
35” x 42” x 13”
2021
What’s Left of the Parlor (detail)
Cyanotype on muslin, found objects, steel
35” x 42” x 13”
2021
Patient
Found objects (beach chair, lobster trap, rope), cut steel drawings, hardware
21” x 73” x 27”
2021
Patient (detail)
Found objects (beach chair, lobster trap, rope), cut steel drawings, hardware
21” x 73” x 27”
2021
Patient
Found objects (beach chair, lobster trap, rope), cut steel drawings, hardware
21” x 73” x 27”
2021
By the Old Boathouse
Cyanotype, found mesh, cut steel, hardware
18” x 25” x 2”
By the Old Boathouse (detail)
Cyanotype, found mesh, cut steel, hardware
18” x 25” x 2”
Bobbing Below
Cyanotype, found mesh, cut steel
28” x 33” x 2”
2021
Bobbing Below
Cyanotype, found mesh, cut steel
28” x 33” x 2”
2021

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