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"Double Dahl" (2007)

Plywood, ink, acrylic paint 

22 x 53 x 16 inches

 

 


 

 

 

"RGB Ibex" (2009) 

Balsa wood, ink, acrylic paint 

41 x 28 x 16.5 inches


 

 

 

 

"Schrodinger's Hat" (2009) 

Bass wood, ink, gauche, acrylic paint, felt Fedora

10 inch diameter x 22 inches

 

 

 

      

 

"Game" (2006)

Plywood

48 x 72 x 48 inches

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

"Peafile" (2006)
Plywood, Ink, Acrylic Paint
47 x 74 x 25 inches

 


 

 

 

 

 

"Kept" (2009)

Bass wood, ink, acrylic paint, and found bird cage

13 inch diameter x 20 inches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Fallen" (2009) 

Balsa wood, ink, acrylic paint 

29 x 34 x 9.5 inches

 

 

 

 

     
"Vicious Venue" (2009)
mixed media
dimensions variable
 

Vicious Venue is a sculptural installation consisting of a group of life-size pixelated vultures devouring an analog office full of obsolete technologies (like a typewriter, Rolodex, and a rotary phone).  Installed in the Project Room at the Lawndale Art Center in Houston, TX.


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 "Quiet Breath" (2009)

Bass wood, ink, and acrylic paint

13 x 11 x 8 inches

 

 

 

 

"Re-kindling" (2008)

Plywood, ink, spray paint, and acrylic paint

 4 foot diameter x 6 feet

 

 

 

 

 

"Rudimentary Node" (2009) 

Pencil on paper

18.25 x 18.25 inches framed 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Bronchi and Alveoli" (2009) 

pencil on paper

18.25 x 18.25 inches framed

 


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"Branchlers" (2009)

Found branches, plywood, ink, and acrylic paint

36 x 48 x 60 inches

 

 

 

 

             

 

 




"Grackle" (2009)

Bass wood, ink, acrylic paint, and found tree branch

72 x 25 x 15 inches

 

 


 

"Parasitized Shark" (2007)
Plywood, Ink, Acrylic Paint
25 x 53 x 11 1/2 inches

 

"Everett " (2008)

  Bass wood, ink, acrylic paint, gauche, found branch

18 x 24 x 11 inches

 

 

 

"Vulture" (2007)

Plywood, ink, and acrylic paint 

44 x 33 x 27 inches

 


 

"Gemsbok" (2006)
Plywood, Ink
44 x 25 x 23 inches

 

 

 

"Arctic Game" (2006)
MDF, Paint
 108 x 108 x 12 inches

 

 

"8bit Campfire" (2005)

1cm plastic cubes and spray paint 

36 x 34 x 12 inches 


 

 

"Black Capped Chickadees" (2008)

 Bass, balsa, ink, and acrylic paint

10 x 18 x 18 inches

 

 

"Mahi Mahi" (2006)

Plywood, ink, acrylic paint

22 x 45 x 8 inches


 

 

"Serinus Canaria" (2007)
Plywood, Ink, Acrylic Paint
14 x 27 x 14 inches

 

 

"Duel" (2006)
Plywood
48 x 36 x 18 inches

 

 

 

 

 

"Il Falco" (2008)

Found bird cage, balsa, leather, ink, and acrylic paint

24 inch diameter x 60 inches


 

"Ewe" (2007)
Plywood, Ink, & Acrylic Paint
28 x 19 x 40 inches

 

 


"Vacuity" (2007)
Plywood, Ink, & Acrylic Paint
33 x 60 x 9 inches

 

 

"Zebra Skin Rug" (2006)
Plywood, Ink, & Acrylic Paint
66 x 54 x 7 inches

 


"Red Head" (2008)

Plywood, ink, and acrylic paint

53 x 23 x 27 inches

 

           

"Doppel Fountain" (2008)

Stainless Steel

17 foot diameter x 15 feet

 

In 2006, I was commissioned to create a monumental sculpture by SKS Investments/ X-4 Dolphin LLC in San Francisco's Mission Bay district. I designed a pixilated stainless steel fountain that appears to be frozen in mid-air. The pixilated fountain is made of varying lengths of 2" square tubing that are lined up vertically and overlapped to create pixels. The tubing remains open at the top and bottom so that from above or below the sculpture, viewers are able to see through the tubing, giving the fountain a feeling of transparency like water. The sculpture has a mirror finish to reflect the colors of its environment. As people enter the building, they pass underneath the sculpture, giving them the sense that water is pouring over them.