City of Rain

Dedicated to Greg ‘Blyes’ Boomer, this work was made possible by The Field Artist Residency

“City of Rain (2010) is a work I created in honor of my dear friend, Gregory “Blyes” Boomer, who passed away in 2009. He had a severe illness that caused him to be paralyzed from the waist down and struggled for several years to get the feeling in his legs back. We went to college together (it's where we met) and he was a dancer. It was difficult for those of us who were his friends to grapple with his new situation and his ultimate passing. We were a community of grief and succor, brought together by this beautiful friend. This work is in dedication to Greg, he had a hard life and I wanted to give his memory--his spirit-- peace; something I don’t think he found while on earth.”