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July 6 - 27, 2025

Left to Settle

 

Works by Naomi Elson and Rebecca Griffith 

Documentation by Amy Shelton

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Left to Settle from left to right: Naomi Elson & Rebecca Griffith, Left to Settle, 10 x 10 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, yarn, fabric, paint, mod podge, bedsheet, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, oil pastel, cardboard, dye; Rebecca Griffith, Maxwell Collection Number, 14 x 11  inches, 2025, VHS cassette box cover, wallpaper; Rebecca Griffith, Better Homes, Issue 4, 24 x 18 x 1.5 inches, 2025, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, wallpaper, crayon

Left to Settle from left to right: Rebecca Griffith, Better Homes, Issue 4, 24 x 18 x 1.5 inches, 2025, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, wallpaper, crayon; Rebecca Griffith, January 1991, page 42, 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches, 2025, Vinyl floor tile, vinyl trim, caulk, Better Homes and Gardens magazine, blank VHS cassette stickers; Rebecca Griffith, January 1991, page 40, 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches, 2025, Vinyl floor tile, vinyl trim, caulk, Better Homes and Gardens magazine, blank VHS cassette stickers; Naomi Elson, Standing Free, 77 x 29 x 10 inches, 2025, Plastic, cardboard, paper mache, paper pulp, mod podge, dye, fabric, yarn; Rebecca Griffith, Better Homes, Issue 3, 24 x 18 x 1.5 inches, 2025, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, wallpaper, crayon; Rebecca Griffith, Better Homes, Issue 1, 36 x 24 x 1.5 inches, 2025, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, wallpaper, crayon

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Left to Settle from left to right: Rebecca Griffith, Better Homes, Issue 4, 24 x 18 x 1.5 inches, 2025, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, wallpaper, crayon; Rebecca Griffith, January 1991, page 42, 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches, 2025, Vinyl floor tile, vinyl trim, caulk, Better Homes and Gardens magazine, blank VHS cassette stickers; Rebecca Griffith, January 1991, page 40, 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches, 2025, Vinyl floor tile, vinyl trim, caulk, Better Homes and Gardens magazine, blank VHS cassette stickers; Rebecca Griffith, Cassette Pile, 36 x 46 x 4 inches, 2025, VHS cassette, wallpaper, twin bedsheet set, vinyl floor tile, vinyl trim, caulk; Rebecca Griffith, Better Homes, Issue 2, 36 x 24 x 1.5 inches, 2025, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, wallpaper, crayon; Rebecca Griffith, Better Homes, Issue 3, 24 x 18 x 1.5 inches, 2025, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, wallpaper, crayon; Rebecca Griffith, Better Homes, Issue 1, 36 x 24 x 1.5 inches, 2025, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, wallpaper, crayon

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Left to Settle from left to right: Rebecca Griffith, Better Homes, Issue 4, 24 x 18 x 1.5 inches, 2025, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, wallpaper, crayon; Naomi Elson, Standing Free, 77 x 29 x 10 inches, 2025, Plastic, cardboard, paper mache, paper pulp, mod podge, dye, fabric, yarn; Rebecca Griffith, Better Homes, Issue 2, 36 x 24 x 1.5 inches, 2025, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, wallpaper, crayon; Rebecca Griffith, Better Homes, Issue 3, 24 x 18 x 1.5 inches, 2025, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, wallpaper, crayon

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Left to Settle from left to right: Naomi Elson; Sweet and Tart, 65 x 35 inches, 2025, paper pulp, cardboard, yarn, fabric, mod podge, dye, paint; Naomi Elson, Sprinkles of Light Dancing on My Yellow Hair, 20 x 13 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, yarn, fabric, paint, mod podge, thread; Naomi Elson, Tubular Body,18.5 x 9 x 1.75 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, paint, yarn, mod podge; Naomi Elson, Red Mango, 14.5 x 11 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, paint, yarn, mod podge; Naomi Elson, Standing Free, 77 x 29 x 10 inches, 2025, Plastic, cardboard, paper mache, paper pulp, mod podge, dye, fabric, yarn; Naomi Elson, Where the Pink Sky Curved Around the Driveway, 40 x 27 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, paint, mod podge, fabric, yarn; Naomi Elson, Shiny Palms, Translucent Skin, 9.5 x 10 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, yarn, fabric, paint, mod podge; Naomi Elson, No clouds, just red heat, and yellow light, 22 x 13.5 inches, 2025, Cardboard, yarn, paper pulp, mod podge, paint, oil pastel, fabric                                                  

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Left to Settle from left to right: Naomi Elson, Where the Pink Sky Curved Around the Driveway, 40 x 27 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, paint, mod podge, fabric, yarn; Naomi Elson, Shiny Palms, Translucent Skin, 9.5 x 10 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, yarn, fabric, paint, mod podge; Naomi Elson, No clouds, just red heat, and yellow light, 22 x 13.5 inches, 2025, Cardboard, yarn, paper pulp, mod podge, paint, oil pastel, fabric; 

Naomi Elson, Freshly Cut Grass, 9 x 6.75 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, yarn, fabric, paint, mod podge

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Left to Settle from left to right: Naomi Elson, Shiny Palms, Translucent Skin, 9.5 x 10 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, yarn, fabric, paint, mod podge; Naomi Elson, No clouds, just red heat, and yellow light, 22 x 13.5 inches, 2025, Cardboard, yarn, paper pulp, mod podge, paint, oil pastel, fabric; 

Naomi Elson, Freshly Cut Grass, 9 x 6.75 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, yarn, fabric, paint, mod podge

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Left to Settle from left to right: Rebecca Griffith, Better Homes, Issue 3, 24 x 18 x 1.5 inches, 2025, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, wallpaper, crayon; Rebecca Griffith, Better Homes, Issue 1, 36 x 24 x 1.5 inches, 2025, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, wallpaper, crayon

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Left to Settle from left to right: Rebecca Griffith, Better Homes, Issue 2, 36 x 24 x 1.5 inches, 2025, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, wallpaper, crayon

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Left to Settle from left to right: Rebecca Griffith, Cassette Pile, 36 x 46 x 4 inches, 2025, VHS cassette, wallpaper, twin bedsheet set, vinyl floor tile, vinyl trim, caulk

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Left to Settle from left to right: Rebecca Griffith, January 1991, page 40, 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches, 2025, Vinyl floor tile, vinyl trim, caulk, Better Homes and Gardens magazine, blank VHS cassette stickers

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Left to Settle from left to right: Rebecca Griffith, Cassette Pile, 36 x 46 x 4 inches, 2025, VHS cassette, wallpaper, twin bedsheet set, vinyl floor tile, vinyl trim, caulk

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Left to Settle from left to right: Rebecca Griffith, January 1991, page 42, 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches, 2025, Vinyl floor tile, vinyl trim, caulk, Better Homes and Gardens magazine, blank VHS cassette stickers;

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Left to Settle from left to right: Rebecca Griffith, Cassette Pile, 36 x 46 x 4 inches, 2025, VHS cassette, wallpaper, twin bedsheet set, vinyl floor tile, vinyl trim, caulk; Rebecca Griffith, Maxwell Collection Number 2, 10 x 8 inches, 2025, VHS cassette box cover, wallpaper; Rebecca Griffith, Better Homes, Issue 2, 36 x 24 x 1.5 inches, 2025, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, wallpaper, crayon; Rebecca Griffith, Better Homes, Issue 3, 24 x 18 x 1.5 inches, 2025, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, wallpaper, crayon; Rebecca Griffith, Better Homes, Issue 1, 36 x 24 x 1.5 inches, 2025, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, wallpaper, crayon

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Left to Settle from left to right: Rebecca Griffith, January 1991, page 42, 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches, 2025, Vinyl floor tile, vinyl trim, caulk, Better Homes and Gardens magazine, blank VHS cassette stickers; Rebecca Griffith, January 1991, page 40, 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches, 2025, Vinyl floor tile, vinyl trim, caulk, Better Homes and Gardens magazine, blank VHS cassette stickers

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Left to Settle from left to right: Rebecca Griffith, Maxwell Collection Number 2, 10 x 8 inches, 2025, VHS cassette box cover, wallpaper;

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Left to Settle from left to right: Rebecca Griffith, Better Homes, Issue 1, 36 x 24 x 1.5 inches, 2025, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, wallpaper, crayon

Left to Settle from left to right: Rebecca Griffith, Better Homes, Issue 1, 36 x 24 x 1.5 inches, 2025, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, wallpaper, crayon; Naomi Elson; Sweet and Tart, 65 x 35 inches, 2025, paper pulp, cardboard, yarn, fabric, mod podge, dye, paint; Naomi Elson, Standing Free, 77 x 29 x 10 inches, 2025, Plastic, cardboard, paper mache, paper pulp, mod podge, dye, fabric, yarn;Naomi Elson, Tubular Body,18.5 x 9 x 1.75 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, paint, yarn, mod podge; Naomi Elson, Red Mango, 14.5 x 11 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, paint, yarn, mod podge; Naomi Elson, Where the Pink Sky Curved Around the Driveway, 40 x 27 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, paint, mod podge, fabric, yarn

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Left to Settle from left to right: Naomi Elson, Sprinkles of Light Dancing on My Yellow Hair, 20 x 13 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, yarn, fabric, paint, mod podge, thread; Naomi Elson, Tubular Body,18.5 x 9 x 1.75 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, paint, yarn, mod podge; Naomi Elson, Red Mango, 14.5 x 11 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, paint, yarn, mod podge; Naomi Elson, Standing Free, 77 x 29 x 10 inches, 2025, Plastic, cardboard, paper mache, paper pulp, mod podge, dye, fabric, yarn; Naomi Elson, Where the Pink Sky Curved Around the Driveway, 40 x 27 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, paint, mod podge, fabric, yarn; Naomi Elson, Shiny Palms, Translucent Skin, 9.5 x 10 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, yarn, fabric, paint, mod podge; Naomi Elson, No clouds, just red heat, and yellow light, 22 x 13.5 inches, 2025, Cardboard, yarn, paper pulp, mod podge, paint, oil pastel, fabric                                                  

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Left to Settle from left to right: Naomi Elson, Shiny Palms, Translucent Skin, 9.5 x 10 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, yarn, fabric, paint, mod podge

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Left to Settle from left to right: Naomi Elson, No clouds, just red heat, and yellow light, 22 x 13.5 inches, 2025, Cardboard, yarn, paper pulp, mod podge, paint, oil pastel, fabric

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Left to Settle from left to right: Naomi Elson, Red Mango, 14.5 x 11 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, paint, yarn, mod podge

Left to Settle from left to right: Naomi Elson; Sweet and Tart, 65 x 35 inches, 2025, paper pulp, cardboard, yarn, fabric, mod podge, dye, paint; Naomi Elson, Standing Free, 77 x 29 x 10 inches, 2025, Plastic, cardboard, paper mache, paper pulp, mod podge, dye, fabric, yarn

Left to Settle from left to right: Naomi Elson, Sprinkles of Light Dancing on My Yellow Hair, 20 x 13 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, yarn, fabric, paint, mod podge, thread

Left to Settle from left to right: Naomi Elson, Tubular Body,18.5 x 9 x 1.75 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, paint, yarn, mod podge; Naomi Elson, Red Mango, 14.5 x 11 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, paint, yarn, mod podge

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Left to Settle from left to right: Naomi Elson & Rebecca Griffith, Left to Settle, 10 x 10 inches, 2025, Paper pulp, yarn, fabric, paint, mod podge, bedsheet, VHS magnetic tape, clear tape, latex paint, oil pastel, cardboard, dye;

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