For the work Old Wounds, 2017 I experimented with serigraphy to print glazes directly on the ceramic surface of my sculpture. This technique, used in 18th century Europe to decorate tableware is commonly referred to as Transferware. For this work each of the porcelain snakes have patterns printed directly on the surface of their skin. The patterns are taken from 18th and 19th century wallpaper designs. Historically, wallpaper designs often depicted idyllic, sentimental landscapes featuring plants and animals as well as their various abstractions. Choosing these wallpaper patterns reflects my interest in how we interpret, abstract and mediate our experience with the natural world. Throughout history, snakes have been imbued with ambivalent meanings. For some, the animal can elicit feelings of reverence, for others, a visceral repulsion. This repulsion was often cultivated in menacing depictions of the animal that has contributed to it’s continued persecution. Each snake in this work appears to be shedding it’s wallpaper skin perhaps moving away from and healing old wounds.