kiani ferris

rice piece 1: path

rice, glue, wooden panel

20"x16"x1"

rice piece 2: heart

rice, glue, wooden panel 

10"x10"x1" 

visions of joy

fusable glass, glass decals, wooden mount, l-brackets, screws 

14.5"x12"

(images sourced from densho digital repository's lake sequoia retreat archive collection, object id top: ddr-densho-336-732 bottom: ddr-densho-336-1397)

the sansei are singing the sansei are dancing the sansei are longing

gesso, watercolor, ballpoint pen, charcoal, oil pastel, colored pencil, collage 

36”x46"

(image sourced from densho digital repository's lake sequoia retreat archive collection, object id ddr-densho-336-1205)

icarus

collage, gesso, graphite

8.5”x11”

stage

graphite, oil pastel, charcoal, ballpoint pen, watercolor  

7.5”x8.5” 

of wings

collage, graphite, oil pastel

8”x10” 

to my mother to my father

collage, white charcoal, oil pastel, glue

9”x12” 

and there is always a reason to celebrate

gesso, watercolor, ballpoint pen, charcoal, white charcoal, oil pastel, colored pencil, graphite, collage  

36”x46"

(images sourced from densho digital repository's lake sequoia retreat archive collection, object id top: ddr-densho-336-732 bottom: ddr-densho-336-1397)

whenever night comes

collage, watercolor, gesso 

20"x19.5"

counting, waiting

gesso, watercolor, charcoal, ballpoint pen, colored pencil, chalk, oil pastel, graphite, collage 

54”x41"

sick slices, sick slivers 

glue, graphite, collage 

9”x12"

dancer

graphite, charcoal, oil pastel

11”x15"

i don't want my father to talk about the good old days

collage, watercolor, gesso, charcoal, oil pastel, ballpoint pen

38.5"x24"

pegasus

watercolor, charcoal, collage, gesso, oil pastel,

ballpoint pen, colored pencil 

36”x41"

on poetry

collage, watercolor, graphite

26.5"x29"

wishing for sunnier days

glue, white charcoal, collage 

23”x16"

speaker, listener

collage, graphite

5”x9"

as thanks to god

collage, watercolor, oil pastel

7”x7.5"