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All materials I use have been sourced from second-hand/thrift shops, library basements, doctor's offices, and discard piles.
All canvases for my large works are cabinet doors, old wooden wall signs, or any usable piece of wood I find inspiring.
(examples of my work below are either sold or NFS)
![False Awakenings I-III.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c0985d_6cbeb66df2d14efc84d623e5c3bbb695~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_401,h_298,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/False%20Awakenings%20I-III.jpg)
False Awakenings I-III
collage on cabinet doors, 2022
21.5in x 33in
The Source
collage on the underside of a coffee table, 2022
28in x 48in
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![Screenshot_20231112_183327_Instagram.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c0985d_65456b6862d949469a4f5094dee073ac~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_365,h_351,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Screenshot_20231112_183327_Instagram.jpg)
Legacy
fabric wall sculpture, 2023
30in x 24in
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Near the end of my Nana's life, she was really into making handbags, hoping to sell them. She specifically made me several different styles from the same fabrics... and I am not a handbag user, so I tucked them away.
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Ten years after her passing, I took apart all the bags she gave to me and reconstructed them into this piece honoring her life. The piece of wood I attached this sculpture to was the top of a side table in my Nana's living room.
Desiduous
collage made of real autumn leaves
on live edge wood, 2022
18in x 18in
![Stearns - Desiduous.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c0985d_d031e05e8e4c498daa2071a28c5b255e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_365,h_365,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Stearns%20-%20Desiduous.jpg)
![Stearns_Heather_ Work 5_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c0985d_04f417ba9e1c4a8e8fcca23e4a644d40~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_370,h_370,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Stearns_Heather_%20Work%205_edited.jpg)
Veggeye
collage made of seed catalogs on chalk board, 2022
31in x 31in