Mexico

Guatemala

Syria

Ghana

Water is beautiful, useful, necessary, powerful, healing, cleansing, destructive, endangered… it is essential and life sustaining. The mixed media ink paintings in this series allude to water – its color, motion and marks left by water’s presence and absence. The lines of text connect to water, and function as metaphors that explore human experience. With this body of work the artists invite you to explore our connection to water and to each other. From everyday encounters, to the experiences we go out of our way to find, to the experiences we take for granted – we are connected.

Large framed works
18 × 20 inches, mixed media (ink, crayon, graphite) on Rives BFK paper, laser engraved plexi.

Small framed works
12 × 12 inches, mixed media (ink, crayon, graphite) on Rives BFK paper, laser engraved plexi.

Waterline, 2014, developed in collaboration with Sally Machlis.

Have you ever been stunned by the awesome beauty of a swarm of aphids? Ever wondered about their niche in the agro-ecological system? Inspired by mathematical models of insect swarms buffeted by minute turbulence, this project combines painting and graphic design to suggest the presence of barely perceptible insects in Palousescapes we view every day in northern Idaho. We can be stunned at any moment by something we think we understand.

Project Statement by Scott Slovic

University of Idaho feature story: The Beauty of Science

University of Idaho produced a video about the project:
Visualizing Science | Sanford, Delphine and Sally


Triptych
side panels – 27 × 53 inches
center panel – 53 × 53

Milagro Bowls
lacquered birch, 3D prints, metallic paint, brass nails

Aphid Garlands
laser cut polyester organza

Panels
44 × 76 inch panels
mixed media
(ink, acrylic, metallic spray paint)
on Arches cover paper

Abundant, 2017, Vandal Ideas Project, Visualizing Science, developed in collaboration with Sally Machlis and Sanford Eigenbrode.

This exhibition focuses on the relationship between humans and animals – the emotional connection, the spiritual grounding, the unconditional love. Animals keep us connected to our best qualities.

Brightly colored ink washes serve to ground descriptive images and words on large paper panels. Image and word combinations are purposefully ambiguous, provocative and playful.

The language of this work invites the viewers to make connections based on their own experience with animals. Animals we know well – animals we encounter by chance – what gifts have been exchanged in our interactions?

All Panels
42 × 71 inches, mixed media (ink, acrylic, crayon) on Arches cover paper.

Unconditional, 2015, developed in collaboration with Sally Machlis.

Road Stories is a mixed media installation that invites the viewer to participate in a journey that takes place from behind the wheel and within the gallery. The mixed media project includes ink painting, vector graphics, graphite text, laser engraved plexi, digitized vintage slides and projected scrolling text. The elements of the art pieces focus on stories that have been collected with this project in mind.

Large framed works
22 × 30 inches, mixed media (ink, acrylic, graphite) on Rives BFK paper

Small framed works
12 × 12 inches, mixed media (ink, acrylic, graphite) on Rives BFK paper, laser engraved plexi

Large panels
42 × 68 inches, mixed media (ink, acrylic, projection) on Arches cover paper

Photography
Jan Boles, Rosenthal Gallery

Road Stories, 2012, developed in collaboration with Sally Machlis.