kathy deRosas

installation,dirt and string, 132" x 96" x 30",2007

installation,dirt and string,detail,132" x 96" 30", 2007

Installation, seaweed, burlap, beeswax, clay slip, oil stick, string 132" x 96" x 30", 2009

installation, birch tree branches, beeswax, clay, plaster and clear tubing,96" x 104" x 19",2009

Installation, 120" x 120" glass vials,broken mirror, candles, oak tag labels with the name, age and race of the victim. An installation for the Day of the Dead at SOMARTS Gallery in collaboration with Ellen Vogel, 2007

Installation,120" x 120" An installation for the Day of the Dead at SOMARTS Gallery in collaboration with Ellen Vogel,detail, 2007

installation detail 120" x 120" An installation for the Day of the Dead at SOMARTS Gallery in collaboration with Ellen Vogel, 2007.

Random Poems, Random Delights, an urban setting with sod, and clothing with printed text hanging on clotheslines to create a random word poems, 120" x 120", An installation for the Day of the Dead at SOMARTS Gallery in collaboration with Ellen Vogel, 2005

Random Poems, Random Delights, 2005, 120” x 120”, An urban setting with sod, clothing with printed text hanging on clotheslines to create a random word poems An installation for the Day of the Dead at SOMARTS Gallery in collaboration with Ellen Vogel, 2005

Random Poems, Random Delights, 120” x 120”, An urban setting with sod, clothing with printed text hanging on clotheslines to create random word poems An installation for the Day of the Dead at SOMARTS Gallery in collaboration with Ellen Vogel, 2005.

The Bees are Dying,detail 144” x 120”, honey, beeswax muslin, tracing paper and the smell of lavender invited viewers to read about the importance of bees. An installation for the Day of the Dead in collaboration with Ellen Vogel, 2008.

The Bees are Dying, 144” x 120", The smell of lavender, honey and beeswax invites viewers to read about the importance of bees in our ecosystem. An installation for the Day of the Dead at the SOMARTS Gallery in collaboration with Ellen Vogel, 2008

The Bees are Dying,detail, 144” x 120, detail of information on the disappearing bees. An installation for the Day of the Dead at SOMARTS Gallery in collaboration with Ellen Vogel, 2008.

Gifts from our Ancestors, detail, 72” x 16”. The boat is an ancestral altar, it is filled with candles. The boat is a vehicle to carry us across the waters of death, as well as into life. An installation for the Day of the Dead at SOMARTS Gallery in collaboration with Ellen Vogel, detail,2009.

Gifts from our Ancestors, detail, 60” x 16”. The boat that has landed brings the messages from the ancestors. Inside each envelope is a pin with the statement “act as if you belong here.” An installation for the Day of the Dead at SOMARTS Gallery in collaboration with Ellen Vogel, 2009.

Gifts from our Ancestors, 120” x 120”. Boats floating in from the “ other side”, as altars for the dead and bearing gifts. Burlap boats, gold paint, dirt and glitter flowers. An installation for the Day of the Dead at SOMARTS Gallery in collaboration with Ellen Vogel, 2009.

Sifting Between the Opposites is a multi-media installation that explores time,nature and sculpture in collaboration with Kim Campisano and Tara Ford, 2008

Sifting Between the Opposites is a multi-media installation that explores time,nature and sculpture in collaboration with Kim Campisano and Tara Ford, 2008

Sifting Between the Opposites is a multi-media installation that explores time,nature and sculpture in collaboration with Kim Campisano and Tara Ford,detail, 2008

Sifting Between the Opposites is a multi-media installation that explores time,nature and sculpture in collaboration with Kim Campisano and Tara Ford,detail 2008

installation.seaweed, burlap, beeswax, clay slip, oil stick, string ,96" x 115" x 51", 2009