Paint Skin

is a sculptural series made from cast latex paint—layered, cured, and shaped into forms that fold, slump, or stretch across space. I use mostly leftover or discarded paint pulled from the trash, pouring it into molds layer by layer. Thin layers dry in a day, but thicker ones can take several days to fully cure. Over time, the paint builds up into a dense, rubbery material that feels more like skin or leather than anything you’d expect from a can.

What begins as surface becomes structure. The paint hardens into something strong, flexible, and strange. Through repetition and time, I’m making my own sculptural material out of waste—something that holds its own weight, both literally and metaphorically.

The work is about process, transformation, and the overlooked potential of things we throw away. It’s part alchemy, part labor, and part refusal to let material go quietly.