My most recent series deals with the use of vinyl letters, such as those which can be acquired at any office supply store. These stick-on-letters are generally used for making signs and come in a variety of sizes and colors. One purpose of such signs is to attach ownership to an object, such as a mailbox or car.
Signs act as standardized perceptual forms with given values that are commonly accepted by all users and readers. Stop signs and emergency exit signs, as examples, are used to establish rules of conduct that carry the authority of law.
I'm interested in what happens when you use vinyl letters to contradict the common meanings of typical signs. One example of this idea would be to write "rules are meant to broken" on a sign that says "Your Community Reminds You To Pick Up After Your Dog, It's The Law."
The second part of my series involves the use of vinyl tape left after vinyl letters have been used. I found that by using the various sizes and colors of vinyl, I could create an assortment of cartoon creatures, logos forms, patterns and designs -- what I call Vinyl Monsters™.
These creatures can take on numerous forms, such as monsters, birds, rockets and machines. Hermann Hesse once said "the letter freed from any duties, is a shape that is perfectly familiar and perfectly new." This quote surely applies to my characters since they reflect something reminiscent of the cartoons I grew up with as a kid.