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WALL PIECES
 
Bits and Pieces
Bits and Pieces - 9'10" 2.8" x 1/2" - acrylic mirror - 2009
 
Out of Nowhere
Out of Nowhere - 22" H x 35" W x 1/2" D
Mirrors and Sanded Mirrors
2009		 Signal
Signal - 17'" H x 33" L x 1/2" D
Mirror, and Sanded Mirror
2009
 


Rocky Road - 27" H x 48" W x 1/2" D Mirror - 2009

Today's Tomorrow Series


Deception - 93" x 75" x 3"
Filters, Fiberglass, Iron stakes, felt - 2007

I have created a series of work that continues to incorporate everyday materials such as air conditioner filters, insulation foam, felt, hot glue, screening, paper, pins and nails. Working with one's hands on these materials enriches the experience and breathes life into the soul.

There is more exploration of texture, and shifts in color and surface. The demarcation between sculpture, painting and collage is blurred, deliberately to examine and address the spirit inherent inside each piece.


Color has begun to play a more important role in the Today's Tomorrow series. The material engages me and inherent in that is the color. I find that it stimulates my creativity and this new work is my response.

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Revealed and Concealed Series


Many of these works use black, white or a combination of both as the palette.
A restricted palette forces one to recognize the subtle nuances within structure and color. 

A focused concentration also challenges one to observe both the visible
and invisible, and provide an opportunity to reflect one’s own feelings.



Look Behind - 2006
7' x 3' x 1"
insulation foam, screening, hot glue
 


Hiding - 2006
28" x 6'5" x 1" - insulation foam, screening, hot glue

My work examines deep internal and external forces, exposing the residue of life’s experiences.
My hope is that the viewer can experience a connection, a recognition, and a reawaking
through the integration of these works.
 


Above and Beyond - 2006
5' x 3' x 1"
insulation foam, screening, hot glue
 

See Through - 2006
3' x 3' x 1"
insulation foam, screening, hot glue
 

Disguise - 2006
24" x 36" x 2"
screening, hot glue, mesh
 

  When additional colors are introduced
they engage the viewer’s attention on another level.
The use of these colors stimulates certain areas, while leaving others quiet.
 


“We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.”

T.S.Elliot
 

"One After the Other" is a group of small individual installations that continue my use of everyday materials. The visual vocabulary in these works uses safety pins, which can be deconstructed or combined with hot glue sticks, wall holes, and textured paint.

PIN PIECES / whole and deconstructed



Step by Step - 10' x 4.5' - metal pins, rods - 2004

I use the wall primarily as my canvas to provide the absolute integration of foreground and background.
The pieces take on an obsessive spirit as they are created, and allows a space for meditation.  

Any Moment - 2003
metal pins, text on vellum
118" x 10" x 1"
Beyond - 2004
metal, rusted pins
42" diameter

The repetitive nature of the work also acts as an anchor and begins to take on associations and meanings that reflect today’s society.

Each pin is connected individually and manipulated instinctually until form and shape start to emerge. 



Surround- 2003
24" x 24" x 1" - metal pins


Burst - 2003
metal pins, screening
82" x 21'' x 8"
 

GLUE and PIN PIECES



Left Behind (detail)
glue, punctures, graphite, pins,
33" x 55" - 2005
 

Because I use everyday materials in my work, I want the meanings to be one with the material.

My hope is that the viewer can experience a connection, a recognition, and a re-awaking through the integration of these simple objects.

 


No. 9 - 2004
metal cord, pins, glue
32" x 36"
 

HOLES with GRAPHITE and PINS


Dawn (detail) - 2005, wall, graphite, metal pins - 52" di.
 


The series of work, "ABSENCE", finds its roots, in clues culled from the series of, One After the Other, which uses ordinary safety pins as its primary medium.

I use the wall as my canvas because its presence provides the absolute integration of foreground and background. The pieces, which predominantly use holes, are deepened and darkened by a graphite pencil, allowing the viewer to experience the absence of a concrete material and consider the inside and outside of this existing space as well as the surface. It straddles the border between sculpture and drawing.

"ABSENCE" Maybe it’s just a mark, a fingerprint, or a thread, but many times you can trace back to an original source using small clues.


Night...Falling - 2005
9' x 6' - wall, puncture, graphite, metal pins
 
Fall Out (detail) - 2005
28" x 58" - wall, puncture, graphite
 

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