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eye_roll_nice_emilysara2023.gif is an animated gif of a recycled repurposed appropriated image from the neglected depths of the internet of a semi smiley face apple emoji with the word nice written underneath it. The gif has been edited to go from the whites of the eyes to slightly looking the viewer up before looking back down again. The image is reminiscent of how the general public looks at a crutch user when passing by, never really making eye contact, only looking at the crutches—while also commenting on the limitations of disability aesthetics (or rather the limitations we’ve been allowed). Gif is free to take and use wherever for any purpose if you’re disabled.
Glue, 2023. Inkjet Print. 24in x 36in.
A digital illustration of tangled strings, holes, glue bottles (elmers), rocks, sticks, coil-like binding, stars, digital dirt, faux off brand bricks, sickly spots, and miscellaneous vacant signs. Greens, pinks, purples, blues, muted orange, red and muddied yellows on a white background.
The two types of bed, 2023. Inkjet Print. 18in x 24in.
A diptych of sorts but of the same bed, top and bottom. The first bed is on top, a blue illustration surrounded by pink balls or bubbles and being supported by two bending sticks and tape. The second bed is wrapped in strings and sticks, also being held up by a horizontal straight stick and black strings. The bottom bed feels heavier. The two images are encircled in a rope like frame and have bent, irregular circular binding (like a ring binding in a book that’s been stepped on or crushed) in the center semi joining the two sections. Nothing is functional or really makes sense. The frame bleeds off the page. A lot of the illustrations are harvested from the neglected corners of the internet where no one goes.
A pink house for me and my friends, 2023. Inkjet Print. 24in x 36in.
A large illustration of a three floor house. The house has lots of snake-like strings and tape. It’s also been cut in half like a doll house. No entry, no exit. Each floor has two beds on it but none of the beds are the same. They have cage like strings over them. The house also has blue arms and two floppy feet at the bottom. White dilapidated flags and a price tag hanging over the shingled roof, blowing in the wind. Lots of peaches, pinks, greens, and medical blues.
Untitled (Service Dog Patch #1), 2022.
Holographic vinyl, canvas, nylon string, bubble wrap, paper, foam composite, acrylic paint, sharpie, oversized dog hair, chronic pain, velcro, wire, fatigue. Dimensions about the size of a pillow. Image Description: An oversized service dog patch—part sculpture, part painting, part poster—hangs on a white wall. It’s pink holographic material with black embroidered thread in a felt marker font. It says when insurance doesn’t pay for wheelchairs that’s eugenics. The word eugenics is much larger and takes up half the patch.
Untitled (Service Dog Patch #2), 2022.
Canvas, nylon string, bubble wrap, paper, foam composite, acrylic paint, sharpie, oversized dog hair, chronic pain, velcro, wire, fatigue. Dimensions about the size of an oversized pillow. Image Description: A large blue patch hanging on a white wall with a dark blue playful sans serif type embroidered in nylon string and bookended with simple illustrations of embroidered red flowers. It says people love using the word accessible while also not making anything accessible. The type is very spaced out and has a diy feel to it and a black border.
Untitled (Tall in the trap 1), 2021. Injket Print. 18in x 24in.
An install shot from Tall In The Trap, Rotvoll Kunstnerkollektiv, Norway, 2021. An illustration hung up on a wall with four tacks that are resin pieces of chewed up baby pink gum. The illustration is of a door wrapped in colorful rope, balancing on what looks like bricks.
Untitled (Tall in the trap 2), 2021. Injket Print. 18in x 24in.
Another install shot from Tall In The Trap hung up by the sculpted pieces of chewed up gum. The illustration is of two doors held up by tape and strings with a pile of colorful rope and a red piece of fabric balancing on top of it.
Untitled (Tall in the trap 3), 2021. Injket Print. 18in x 24in.
Another install shot from Tall In The Trap hung up by the sculpted pieces of chewed up gum. The illustration is of a bunch of rope and colorful lines being held up by black wire and cartoonish looking tape.
Untitled (Tall in the trap 4), 2021. Injket Print. 18in x 24in.
Another install shot from Tall In The Trap hung up by the sculpted pieces of chewed up gum. The illustration is of half a door with rope bundles, wire, tape and general chaos.
Untitled (Tall in the trap 5), 2021. Injket Print. 18in x 24in.
Another install shot from Tall In The Trap hung up by the sculpted pieces of chewed up gum. The illustration is of a large pink rope or line that is taped to the background. Over the rope or line is a chain holding up the word disabled that is covered by a red blanket. The word is written in a Disney type font.
Untitled (Tall in the trap 6), 2021. Injket Print. 18in x 24in.
Another install shot from Tall In The Trap hung up by the sculpted pieces of chewed up gum. The illustration is of a door with thick colorful lines across it and an even thicker green rope line that is held up by cartoonish tape as well.
Untitled (Tall in the trap 7), 2021. Injket Print. 18in x 24in.
Another install shot from Tall In The Trap hung up by the sculpted pieces of chewed up gum. The illustration is of—you guessed it—another illustrated door. It is surrounded by tape and wire and help up on faux wood like sticks.
Untitled (Tall in the trap 8), 2021. Injket Print. 18in x 24in.
Another install shot from Tall In The Trap hung up by the sculpted pieces of chewed up gum. The illustration is of frowning faces taped to the wall with rope and strings about. The bottom of the illustration looks like the interior of a domestic scene with a cat like robot in the left corner.
Untitled (Tall in the trap 9), 2021. Injket Print. 18in x 24in.
Another install shot from Tall In The Trap hung up by the sculpted pieces of chewed up gum. The illustration is of two doors wrapped in lines or colorful rope. The two doors are on top of each other, like the larger door is giving a piggy back ride to the smaller door. Or something like that.
Untitled (Tall in the trap 3), 2021. Injket Print. 18in x 24in.
Another install shot from Tall In The Trap hung up by the sculpted pieces of chewed up gum. The illustration is of a giant pretzel rod holding three doors on strings that are also slightly resting on blue bricks.
Untitled (Tall in the trap 2 detail), 2021. Injket Print. 18in x 24in.
A close up shot from image number two. It shows the chewed up gum tack in slightly better detail.
Bone Pharmacy, 2019. Injket Print. 20in x 24in
An illustration of harvested imagery from the neglected depths of the internet of bones and the body, along with loose illustrations of what are supposed to be medicine containers. Some imagery are skeletons, medical illustrations with water marks through them, photos of a hole, and paper plates with found illustrations of the cartoon version of a bone. Everything is intertwined with a rope illustration and weighted by dangly loops that are supposed to be brief gestures of earrings. The background is is a cream color and everything is comprised of a black and grey print.
Image A
Untitled. A picture of three sculptures which is a saltine with dangly earrings. The saltines on the end have beads on them. The saltine in the middle has earrings with E’s on them.
Image B
Untitled. An install shot from the show Compression Socks. It comprises of two framed illustrations on the left—both in black and white. And a third illustration on the right which is a vinyl cut out of an illustration of a door. A shower chair is available for seating in the foreground. Saltines with earrings are hanging on the wall on the right. Images of hearing aid stickers (from batteries) dance along the wall in front of a thick blue strip that runs behind everything.
Image C
Untitled. An install shot from the show Compression Socks. It’s of three fabricated extra large yellow potato chips that have dangly earrings. The beads are reminiscent of pony beads and are a variety of pinks, blues and purples.
Image D
Untitled. An illustration that is cut out of vinyl. The image is of a door with feet hanging from the window. Images of hearing aid stickers (from batteries) dance along the wall in front of a thick blue strip that runs behind everything.
Image E
Untitled. A large painted animation cell from a cut out bear in plexiglass. The illustration has holes and hanging items on strings. Images of hearing aid stickers (from batteries) dance along the wall in front of a thick blue strip that runs behind everything.
Image F
Untitled. A large nacho cheese Dorito sculpture with puffy glittery green heart earrings. The earrings are studs and not dangly.
Image G
Untitled. A metal button from the show Compression Socks. It is resting on one of the shower chairs that were available for seating. The buttons are blue with white type and say “this building should be accessible.” All of the buttons, except one that is laying out, are being offered to visitors in a pink hospital kidney dish
Image H
Untitled. An image painted directly onto a wall. It's in a cartoon-esq style. On the left is pink door without a handle. It has an illustration of a teacup balancing on top. To theright is a tall candle that is placed inside of a cartoon heel-type shoe. To the right of that is a smaller illustration of a framed piece of wood that has two cast donuts balancing on it—which roughly resemble eyes. The door has a long stethoscope hanging on it.
Image I
Untitled. A sculpture that is a large broken piece of a dorito chip. It's bright orange with texture and it is hanging on a weathered white brick wall. The piece is about twelve inches high by twelve inches wide but in a triangular form.
Image J
Untitled. A gouache painting on paper. It is in a cartoon style and is mostly black lines of a girl with a single braid. She has a droopy eye with pink eyelids being pulled down by a wishbone on a string that is attached to her neck.
Image K
Untitled. A variety of chopped up cartoon images back painted on a gallery window using acrylic paint. It has a medley of items including a small chair, droopy arrow, a framed piece of wood taped up, a balloon arm with a broken necklace and cherries dangling. Everything is interconnected with a black string.
Image L
Untitled. Another chopped up cartoon-esq painting. It is back painted on a piece of acrylic. The piece is balanced on two my little ponies that are sawed in half and attached to the wall. The ponies are blue and roughly two and a half feet tall. The whole piece is about seven feet long.
Image L detail
Untitled. A detail of the previous image. It depicts a smurf body, a coat and hooved legs. The character is holding a floppy object that is wrapped with multiple bands. An arrow pierces the smurf foot head.
Image M
Untitled. An extra large saltine that is hung on a white wall. The texture is bumpy like a cracker and it is salted, as well. This sculpture is about fifteen inches square.
Image N
Untitled. An illustration. It is a pink polka dot abdomen with arms and legs. The hands are scribbles. The feet are platform shoes and multicolored. The abdomen is wearing a brown backpack of sorts.
Image O
Untitled. An image taken from a gallery opening where large toy furniture has been pieced together as a platform for chocolate buttons, plates and pre chewed chewing gum. The wooden toy is of a rocking horse but cannot be actually used by a child because it is just pieced together. People are standing around the sculpture and eating the chocolate.
Image O detail
Untitled. Another iteration from the previous photo—it is of a wooden toy bed. On the bed are colorful pieces of chocolate that have been cast into the shapes of plates, buttons and pre chewed chewing gum.
Image P
Untitled. An illustration. It is a shape that resembles a pink rib cage but is more symmetrical than the one found in a human abdomen. It is filled with a medley of colorful objects. They include bones, barrettes and other miscellaneous objects.
Image Q
Untitled. A black and white diptych, which incorporates chopped up cartoon characters that are balancing on a pillow and a box respectively. They are monster-esq and each have a can dangling over their head.
Image R
Untitled. An illustration. It is of a blue body with an enlarged peach ribcage resting around the abdomen. The feet area is a gradient of black. A purple fanny pack type object encases its legs. Its ribcage is filled with miscellaneous objects, including bones.
