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What I do

Metal

Zoetropes

Scissors

As an anti-disciplinarian artist with a strong background in metal design, I strive to expand the traditional boundaries of this material.

Scissors

Zoetropes

Scissors

"Hands wielding scissors, McClure massacres discarded motor-driven robotic plush toys, eviscerating them through a Geppetto-like taxidermy until she gets down, in her words, "into the guts of the piece".  - Murray Moss

Zoetropes

Zoetropes

Zoetropes

My enthusiasm for the techniques and traditions of metalwork is rivaled by a wild preoccupation with engineering, mechanical toys and the discrepancy between the public's perception of an imagined techno-future and that future that we now inhabit. 

Dispossessed

Artist Consultant

Artist Consultant

 Often using toys as metaphors, my artworks highlight our societal penchant for instant gratification, over-production and habitually excessive consumption.  


Center for Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA 2017/2018 

Artist Consultant

Artist Consultant

Artist Consultant

Seattle Convention Center, 2017 - 2023

Midway

Artist Consultant

Midway

Moss Bureau, New York, NY

Edelman Arts, New York, NY

Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA

2011/2012   


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