Collaged images of children and iconic props are appropriated from retro-Americana (1970's) themed gift-wrap found at an urban garage sale.
By removing these banal characters from candy-colored, gender, and event-specific formats - and reinterpreting them in an imaginary critical space; underlying tensions are revealed.
Under the microscope: the disturbing elements of childhood, the commerce of gift-giving and consumer culture are magnified.
Each deconstructed gift-wrap collage is then re-wrapped in needlepoint canvas, lace or vinyl, simultaneously hiding and revealing its new connotations.
