Equilibrium Rites was a 100 mile walk and performance art ritual that took place February 16-21, 2016. It was performed for the 80 BILLION honeybees that are trucked in from around the country every year to pollinate the 1 million acre California almond monoculture. Harmful migration management practices such as exposure to pesticides, fungicides, long travel, poor diet, and cross contamination of mites and disease between hives have all contributed to the devastating hive loses we've seen this century. Along the walk we sang, drummed, prayed, documented, and interviewed farmers and beekeepers along the desolate desert roads. Through radical remembering of our place within nature's circle, may we figure out how to find harmony and equilibrium again.
The project culminated in a solo show of paintings inspired by the walk at The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, and a co-curated group show entitled Honey & Venom, which took place in August 2016 as the almonds were harvested.
Photography by James Stark, Giulia D'Agostino, Ryan Kittleson.
Artists include Joanna Brook, Patricia Algara, Kaylee Holz, Giulia D'Agostino, & Elizabeth Shupe.
-"Beneath the Land of Milk & Honey", Oil on board, 12"x24", Sold
-"Justice", Oil on board, 12"x24", Sold
-"Fire & the Water Table", Oil on board, 12"x24", NFS
-"She Pulsates Care into the World", Oil on board, 16"x20", Sold
-"Heliohive Altar", Oil on wood candle sconce, 20"x7", Sold
-"Tears of the Sun", Oil on board, 8"x10", Sold
-"Coin of the Realm", Oil on board, 5"x7", Sold
-"White Forest", Oil on board, 5"x7", Sold
-"Above the Fruited Plain", Oil on board, 16"x20", Available
-"ABRAXAS", Oil on board, 8"x10", Sold
-"100 Miles in My Shoes", Oil on board, 16"x20", Sold
-"Liberation", Oil on board, 16"x20", Available
-"Dog Days", Oil on board, 8"x10", Available
-"The Bondage of Vanity: Andromeda & Cassiopeia Cast into Space", Oil on Canvas, 16"x20", Sold
-"The Pollinators", Oil on Canvas, 20"x16", NFS
-"Interlaced", Oil on Canvas, 11"x14", Sold
-"Magus", Oil on Canvas, 16"x20, NFS
-"Sky Vision", Oil on Board, 12"x12", NFS
-"Descent," Oil on Board, 8"x10", Sold
-"Ascent", Oil on Board, 8"x10", Sold
-"Wisdom", Oil on Board, 8"x10", Sold
-"Motherland", Oil on Board, 8"x10", NFS
-"Ritual", Oil on Canvas Printed Digital Painting, Collaboration with Kamina Kapow, 30"x30", NFS
-"The Technological God Ascends Through the Holy Aether", Oil on Wood Candle Sconce, 16"x24", Sold
-"Partial Eclipse of the Witch", Oil on Canvas, 14"x11", Sold
-"In God We Trust", Dollar Bill and Thread on Digital Collage, 8.5"x11", Sold
-"Backwards Into Night", Oil on Wood Candle Sconce, 9"x22", Available
-"Still Life with Axes", Oil on Canvas, 11"x14", Sold
-"Keeper", Oil on Canvas, 22"x30", Sold
-"Venus", Oil on Canvas, 14"x11", Sold
-"Circlemakers", Oil on Board, 27"x18", Sold
-"Strength: Portrait of Lana Gentry", Oil on Board, 11"x14", NFS
-"Trine", Oil on Board, 24"x18", Sold
-"Past Present Futures", Oil on Board, 10"x8", Sold
-"Fallout", Oil on Board, 14"x11", Available
All site specific installations were created with the collective Neon Eso Terricka, founded by Rick Zar in 2012. Past members include Sam Dantone, Alma Sills, Steve Weir, & Chris Cook.
-"The Beacon", What the Festival, Dufur, OR, 2015
-"Cthulu Environment No. 5", featuring artwork by Chet Zar. Conjoined V, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 2015
-"Dominus Pizza", Conjoined IV, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 2014
-"Cosmic Egg", Conjoined III, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 2013
All neon works were created in collaboration with Rick Zar. www.rickzar.com
-"One Eyed Jack", Oil on Wood and Neon, 20"x20", 2012 Sold
-"Miley Krampus", Oil on Canvas, Neon, Walnut Dollhouse, Mixed Media, 15"x23", 2014, Available
-"Anatomy", Oil on Wood and Neon, 17"x30", 2012, Available
-"Siamese Queens", Oil on Wood and Neon, 17"x30", 2012, Available
-"Dragonlady", Oil on Wood and Neon, 27"x15", 2012, Available
-"Four Queens", Pen and Ink, 24"x18", 2010, Sold
-"Morning Glory", Pen and Ink, 24"x18", 2010, Available
-"Sun Salutation", Pen and Ink, 24"x18", 2009, NFS
-"Summer Burst", Pen and Ink, 24"x18", 2008, NFS
-"Star Snake", Pen and Ink, 24"x18", 2008, Available
