Childhood Inventory
A whimsical archive of fate, play, and the quiet nostalgia of forgotten games.
Assemblage Diorama – 1950s–2020s Mixed Media Installation
Dimensions (Closed): 12" × 8" × 6" Dimensions (Open): 12" × 16" × 10" (Approximate)
Completed : [August, 2026]
Materials: Plastic "Lerner" sewing box (c. 1960s–1970s), wallpaper scrap backdrop, vintage mid-century elf ornaments, assorted game pieces including wooden dice, a wooden domino, and playing cards, mint green construction paper art by Josh, a spiral wire Christmas tree, cinnamon sticks bundled with plaid ribbon, a beaded miniature tree mounted on a wood base inscribed with "be a giving tree" from a high school sophomore retreat, and a fortune cookie slip that reads "you will do many humanitarian acts".
Inside a box of forgotten games, two winter spirits gather beneath a spiral of wire star-light. They trade in fortunes written on scraps of paper, counting moments on a broken ruler, rolling red and green dice to see where the next act of kindness will fall.
💡 Bookworm, previously cataloged figure, recontextualized in a galaxy of printed memory, gameboard architecture, and domestic starscapes spanning nearly a century of American material culture.
Bookworm & the Starpaper Libaray
A shrine to lost stories, tiny truths, and the quiet gravity of paper.
Assemblage Diorama – 1930s–2020s Mixed Media Installation
Dimensions (Closed): 8″ × 8″ × 3″ Dimensions (Open): 17″ × 8″ × 3″
Completed August 2025
Materials: Outer box gamebox wrapped in black star-patterned tissue paper, cardboard bookshelf covered in scrapbook paper, books made from Green Eagle trading stamp (grocery store), plastic box bookshelf, scraps and assorted game tiles, mounted copy of Uncle Quack, vintage watch piece, hand-drawn mandala rug by Cally, a future tattoo artist, plant cutout from Mexican Loteria card. Bookworm figurine.
Salty & Pepper’s Cosmic Café
Salty & Pepper’s Cosmic Café
Salty & Pepper’s Cosmic Café
Assemblage Diorama – c. 1960s–2010s Mixed Media Installation
Materials Description
Backdrop made from TV Guide’s TV Game board (c. 1960s–70s), inset with cover art from Analog magazine (Jan/Feb 2015) and an original collaborative image by Franz Kindel & Lumina (2020s). Floor crafted from a small wooden chess board (1970s–90s) and flanked with plastic aquarium plants (2000s–2010s). Dollhouse miniature refrigerator, hand-painted in classic avocado green and decoupaged with magazine clippings, paired with miniature bottles and food (2000s). Stove built from a small cardboard box, staples, and metal washers (contemporary handmade). Features the collectible figurines Salty, Pepper, and Wyberg Zander in a pre-final-assembly arrangement (1970s–1990s material collage).
Poetic Personality
In this corner café of the cosmos, Salty stirs up sharp seasoning, Pepper keeps time with sass, and Wyberg Zander drops in like a jungle explorer between adventures. The floor’s chessboard hums with quiet strategy, the avocado fridge guards its tiny feasts, and the stove radiates hand-built warmth. Above it all, a portal of vintage gameboard and sci-fi art opens to infinite possibility—a place where scraps, stories, and stardust share the same table.
💡 Includes salvaged and handmade elements spanning over five decades, from mid-century domestic relics to contemporary miniature craftsmanship.