Jennifer Farrington

Lost and Found

The cultural significance of material objects, language, and daily habits is constantly in flux in our society. Lost and Found explores how mundane objects are elevated to hold a significance in our lives- and, just as quickly, discarded. Likewise, true cultural indicators such as language and ritual are evaporating as our society becomes more globally oriented in a digital age. The source material is from ephemera, scrap books, flea market finds, discarded objects, and collections of everyday objects.

Ali Baba (paint palette)

mixed media, collage, and acrylic transfer on found paper

11 x 8.5 inches

Shrinky Dinks

mixed media and acrylic transfer on found paper

10.5 x 7 inches

Liberty, Maine (pinecone)

mixed media and acrylic transfer on found paper

10 x 7.25 inches

Evelyn's Apartment Court, Lake Worth, Florida

mixed media, collage, and acrylic transfer on found paper

7.5 x 5.5 inches

Projector Lamp, New In Box (Six Circles)

mixed media and collage on found paper

11 x 8.25 inches

G.H.I. (wooden doll arm)

mixed media, collage, and acrylic transfer on found paper

11 x 8.25 inches

September 1939

mixed media, collage and acrylic transfer on found paper

11 x 8.5 inches

Skeletons (cat skull)

mixed media and collage on found paper

10 x 7.5 inches

Milkweed

mixed media, collage, and acrylic transfer on found paper

10.5 x 6.75 inches

Bread Tie Keyhole

mixed media and acrylic transfer on found paper

11 x 8.25 inches

One Wing

mixed media and collage on found paper

10.5 x 6 inches

Prismacolor Premier

mixed media and collage on found paper

10 x 7.25 inches

Scissors (polaroid)

mixed media, collage and acrylic transfer on found paper

11 x 8.25 inches

Movie Reel, 1950

mixed media, collage and acrylic transfer on found paper

11 x 8.25 inches

Pocono Lodge (capri sherry)

mixed media, collage, and acrylic transfer on found paper

10.5 x 6.25 inches

Myra's Peonies, 175 Days Gone

mixed media and acrylic transfer on found paper

10.5 x 6 inches

Dum Dums

mixed media, collage and acrylic transfer on found paper

10 x 7.5 inches

Powerball Ticket (magnolia seed pod)

mixed media, collage and acrylic transfer on found paper

10 x 7.5 inches

Kidnapping of Idun and her Golden Apples (squished cola can)

mixed media and acrylic transfer on found paper

11 x 8.25 inches

Rip Van Winkle (Sorry You Were Not at Home)

mixed media, collage and acrylic transfer on found paper

11 x 8.5 inches

Large Charcoal Drawings

Charcoal has a physicality and immediacy that is unlike any other medium. Farrington draws upon the rich tones of charcoal to create finished works with a limited color palette, often working on top of acrylic transfers or underpainting to create visual interest and a fractured since of implied history.