sculpture
![(image credit: Jake Holler) cowgirl and the dandy, 2020 leather, sequins, plywood, nails, spray paint, metal pipes, paint, screws, lumber, hinges, s hook, nuts, washers, staples, mending plates, nail polish, caster, fabric dye](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f00dd099b469591effe9159c5694fa648c02388c3f36ffe3ce8fe9e76dd290c/CCAD_AlumShow_020_cgd.jpg)
![(image credit: Jake Holler) holding pattern, 2021 powder coated steel, springs, hand dyed cotton, leather, grommets, chain 152"W x ~141"H x ~48"D](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/02dab86bf99b5c7d6042eebae7f76dd81f54b8940e511c1dc9e323b210804010/McKenna_holdingpattern.jpg)
![to rest, 2017, expanding foam, dye 78" x 60" x 4"](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/02a49ee509d6b13f8b95da82d1b20c0594b44b3213e818ca20a4974bbb820e0c/DSC_0558_1340_c.jpg)
![Y♀TA, 2018, Truck bed liner, truck cap, 2x4’s, fabric, paint, astro turf, fringe, patches, paper, hair 102” x 86” x 58”](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/94bcbecb1f8e3ff839b790bc2451b1c24f827732d264e9c9169744f5a2bf36d7/DSC_0572_1340_c.jpg)
![Moving Blankets 2017 Fabric, fringe, washers, nuts, gromets, bungee cord, cardboard Sculpture 78” x 60” x 7”](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/63721717981a0b66f9b1cc44accbc814ac31f45cc0793f93a44e83ff2fb945a1/DSC_0519_1340_c.jpg)
![Slide Muscle, 2019 Plywood, 2x4’s, 3 sections of a plastic tube slide, bolts, screws, adhesive fabric, fur, fringe, sequins,foam, paint, tiles 120” x 72” x 84”](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3a77f13d79bf6c012670cfc01ed7305215d43f9d633c6f776bd0f35e64f68969/McKenna_01_1340_c.jpg)
![Sun Disc, 2019 trampoline frame, springs, nylon, spandex, gromets 204” x 168” x 180”](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fef6f7b0e65b427f11c052b37b4bd936d004f30c52d22936fcf7eab258d8e845/McKenna_06_1340_c.jpg)
![(image credit: Jake Holler) brick stitch II, 2021 hand-dyed silk, threaded rod, ball chain, nuts, chain, grommets, sequins, jasper, washers](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e53a57a0fe02fb9e034340af1b04a6712875d3182f3c806cc123f4a2aa2f0a17/CCAD_AlumShow_017-copy-2.jpg)
I appreciate things that are slightly off and build sculptures with stark contrasts between gritty building materials and tactile fabric to make the tension between necessity and embellishment visible. Growing up, I lived in a house while an addition was being constructed. There was an obvious line that separated the finished, carpeted, lived-in house from the new wooden construction. The smell of sawdust, drywall and paint and the sound of the chop saw and classic rock were not affected by this boundary. Poor planning, no building codes and quick improvisations caused some problems. The stairs were installed upside down, making the steps steep and the landings narrow. The ceilings were built 10” too low, the bottom of doors are cut off, the doorknobs are knee-high and round objects roll off tables. As a result of spending over a decade in this house, I appreciate in-the-moment problem solving, knowing how something is made, and a good sense of humor.
rules for making (in no particular order):
• no hierarchy of materials
•subvert expected use
•complicate binaries, stereotypes and associations
•misuse, misapply
•allow for variable arrangements
•repeat, reiterate, reuse
•consider the subversive possibilities of the excessive, fantastic, and necessary
•always let the labor be visible
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bcea63c630a453b51f2af02aec00686804d54a0ad1a6689f933047e9733fb830/IMG_9263.jpg)