 Handmade potions, roots and herbs, found objects, bones, and feathers are combined with painted and sculptural elements.Not limited to ritualistic and fold references, Stout's work suggests a diverse group of American artists as influences– the photorealist painter Richard Estes, sculptor Joseph Cornell, installation artist Edward Kienholz, and assemblage artist Betye Saar.Their impact is apparent in Stout's use of trompe l'oeil painting, found-object tableaus, and handmade mechanical and totemic forms.