The Scratch Series began with a relic; a kind of keepsake of one of my cats that died. She had been using the armrest panel of an old sofa as a scratching post, and when it was time to get rid of the sofa I pried off the panel. In my mind, the tattered armrest was something my cat CREATED through repetitive gestures, like she was sculpting the upholstery and batting. Watching her clawing and digging at the sofa is what inspired me to create “Wingback I,” mimicking her actions to discover what was inside the chair.

Wingback I was created by reconfiguring parts of an old chair to form a pair of "wings." Theoretically, this object could be worn; but I am more intrigued by the idea that everyday objects contain souls, and my sacrilegious way of finding them is to tear things apart to see what's inside.