Suncatcher
SPACE Gallery, Portland, Maine
May 1st - June 21st, 2026
Suncatcher presents a collection of ceramic works that takes its name from a recurrent sculptural form: a tree whose limbs appear to catch the sun or moon. Originally inspired by the sun seen through tree branches, this form extends my ongoing exploration of space across an interdisciplinary practice of painting and sculpture. In painting, the sun and trees are compressed into a single plane – collapsing distance into image, the actual distance between two subjects flattened onto the canvas. In sculpture, elements separate and regain volume, while still interacting on a single plane.
The trees are arranged as a collective that echoes a small forest or treeline. Their procession reflects the gradual lengthening of days leading up to the summer solstice. Installed within a field of bright yellow, the sculptures are immersed in reflected light, heightening the viewer’s awareness of their own position within the surrounding space and lengthening light.
Suncatcher is timed to run for the six-week period before the summer solstice to celebrate the lead up to the longest day of the year – the day with the most sun. The sun has been an ever-present subject in my work since late 2024, functioning as both a natural phenomenon and a shifting metaphor — at once a source of renewed hope and a force of oppressive intensity, reflecting the tensions and contradictions of experiencing the present moment.