6 Versions of Elige

   In 1998 I was comissioned by Mary Kay cosmetics to create an artwork based on their new scent called Elige. I photographed the scent by pointing my camera at the spot just above the opened bottle and recording the scent visually....... this is what it looked like..

Elige 1999 Silver gelatin print 5 x 4 inches

  I had been making Needlepoint versions of these photos of scent and music for a couple of years...

Elige Needlepoint 2001 Cotton 6 x 4.5 inches

   In 2001 I was asked to be in a show called "Tipping point" curated by Lauren Ross at White Columns and I decided to make some other versions of this photo in different media.....

Elige  2001 watercolor  7 x 5 inches

Elige 2001 Graphite on Vellum 5 x 4 inches

Elige 2001 Abraded Sandpaper 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches

Elige 2001 Sculpey over wire armature, enamel paint 18 x 12  x 9 inches