Background
Inspiration
Background
Risa refers to herself as a post mortem craftsman, mostly creating with flesh and bone. Her work has garnered a number of awards including :
Best in bone- Baltimore Taxidermy Open 2015
Special mention-BTO 2016
The Aldrovandi surprise- BTO 2017
Bazaar choice- BTO 2018
Best Un-natural history - Wunderkamer NY 2019
Best in show- Wunderkamer NY 20
Risa refers to herself as a post mortem craftsman, mostly creating with flesh and bone. Her work has garnered a number of awards including :
Best in bone- Baltimore Taxidermy Open 2015
Special mention-BTO 2016
The Aldrovandi surprise- BTO 2017
Bazaar choice- BTO 2018
Best Un-natural history - Wunderkamer NY 2019
Best in show- Wunderkamer NY 2019
Her hair cake was also featured on a Buzzfeed list “17 people I’m really fucking mad at”
Medium
Inspiration
Background
Risa uses a variety of unusual materials in her sculptural and assemblage work. Taxidermy materials are acquired legally and would usually be discarded otherwise with the exception of pre made vintage mounts. The decision to use parts of her own body in her work is intentional, as is the deep longing to be remembered
Inspiration
Inspiration
Inspiration
An ever changing list:
The deep sea, the lost, power dynamics, serpents, antique hair art, civil war widows, rope binding, good luck charms, bad omens, hexes, invertebrates, braids, cryptids, the old masters, mourning, hands, snake oil, carnival life, illuminated secrets, chimera, heartbreak, the forgotten, the mystic, the living, the dying, and the dead