I began collecting scratch-it lottery tickets in 2023.  I found the activity novel, fun, and mildly addictive.  I saw a parallel between this innocuous form of gambling and all strata of society deteriorating by being lured into ‘happiness’ through the search for dopamine hits.  Each sculpture is comprised of 2 or more tickets to create a semblance of a creature.  These creatures are intended to be understood as an infestation.

Top Prize, 34 individual components
Collected scratch-it lottery tickets, paper, florist wire, methyl cellulose, pva
78" x 92" x 6.5" (size varies on each installation)
2024-2026

#1, 6" x 8" x 2"

#2, 9" x 5" x 3"

#3, 7" x 10" x 2"

#4, 11.5" x 9.5" x 2"

#5, 8" x 8.5" x 3"

#6, 11" x 12.25" x 2.5"

#7, 8" x 7.75" x 2"

#8, 6" x 9" x 3"

#9, 7" x 7.5" x 1.5"

#10, 7.5" x 4" x 1.5"

#11, 6" x 8" x 1.5"

#12, 6" x 7" x 1"

#13, 10.5" x 6.5" x 1.75"

#14, 4.5" x 29" x 2.5"

#15, 6" x 27" x 2.5"

#16, 8" x 4" x 2"

#17, 7" x 4" x 2"

#18, 11" x 12.5" x2.5"

#19, 8.5" x 10" x 2.5"

#20, 8" x 8" x 2"

#21, 12" x 9.75" x 3"

#22, 6" x 7" x 2.5"

#23, 7.5" x 7.5" x 2"

#27, 7" x 10" x 2.5"

#24, 5" x 28" x 3.5"

#25, 9.5" x 9" x 7"

#26, 8" x 11" x 3.5"

#28, 10.75" x 11" x 2"

#29, 11" x 9.5" x 2.75"

#30, 8" x 14" x 2"

#31, 7" x 12" x 3"

#32, 10.5" x 10.5" x 5.5"

#33, 10.5" x 10.5" x 1.5"

#34, 16" x 35" x 4.5"