Wallbound Art and Objects

Amidst a forest of decaying cellulose—where leaves and dirt intertwine—plastic trash lies embedded in layers of paper.

As the natural world struggles with this intrusion, the surface teems with life, where discarded materials gradually evolve into new forms of existence, both on land and in water.

Margaret Craig's Buried Connections explores the impact of the human presence on the environment from the Anthropocene to now through an archeological strata of cellulose and handmade prints.

The forms on the wall become islands of trash life as viewed from an airplane, a comment on the congregation of trash in the gyre current in the oceans or as it washes up on islands such as Midway to create a new type of island.

These creatures represent the Plasticene Epoch, a period of time currently unfolding as plastic refuse evolves into new life forms in inundated oceans.

Nature uses the plastic so prevalent in the environment to evolve new life forms. This installation displays a variety of bio-flora emerging from the walls and lights of The Duende Art Project in Houston, TX.

These pieces were completed at a residency at Burning Bones press in Houston, Texas. They are a continuation on my meditation of the destruction and pollution of our oceans and the sea life evolving from the problem. Look for oil slicks, and driftwood and plastic bits, and even an etched selfie as I am tossed in the mix.…

An extension of my Berlin residency - alternative life forms evolved from plastic and recyclables.

Nurdles are microplastic particles in the environment broken down by mechanical forces like sunlight or waves. Here they emerge as new life forms.

Malleable Objects are creatures lifted from the sea to fall flat from lack of watery support, other worldly landscapes created for things that might exist.

A view of works from a solo show in 2009 where translucent organic images float on watery surfaces casting shadows as part of their imagery. Exotic blobs grow out of everyday objects.

Translucent hands manipulate magnified substances to create a different environment. Blown up microscopic environments are shown dwelling on the fabric of the printed page.