This series was inspired by a trip to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida in August 2010. While my family and I were getting a tour of the campus, we looked out the window on the tour bus and saw a funnel cloud coming out of the sky. Seeing the funnel cloud was ironic, because my family and I are from Kansas, which is in the middle of tornado alley. This ironic event is still talked about in my family two years later, and the event also helped create interest of what would happen if the space center was placed in a Kansas environment. By using certain elements of the space center, I placed them in a Kansas setting. Each piece plays off of the irony of one experience in Florida.
Tornado Lift-Off
Materials: Water Soluble Oil
24"x30"
November 2012
Sunflower Exploration
Materials: Water Soluble Oil
24"x30"
December 2012
Windmill
Materials: Water Soluble Oil
24"x30"
December 2012
Shuttle Duster
Materials: Water Soluble Oil
24"x30"
December 2012
