Visually, these varied landscapes focus on formal qualities of abstraction, composition and surface intensity. They attempt to communicate my own relationship to nature; real beauty pushed up against actual or imagined barriers and occasional distress, and the contrasting experiences of immersion, observation, and representation.
13 x 8 x 25” · ceramic · 2023
13 x 8 x 25” · ceramic · 2023
16 x 8 x 19” · ceramic · 2023
16 x 8 x 19” · ceramic · 2023
11 x 5 x 15” · ceramic · 2023
13 x 9 x 17” · ceramic · 2023
11 x 8 x 19” · ceramic · 2023
9 x 7 x 12” · ceramic · 2023
7 x 4 x 10” · ceramic · 2023
18 x 6 x 16” · ceramic · 2023
18 x 6 x 16” · ceramic · 2023
9 x 15 x 20” · ceramic · 2023
The “Collectibles” category is comprised of a woeful assortment of smaller scale works, depicting new characters and settings in a variety of frustrating and unfortunate circumstances.
13 x 9 x 12” · ceramic, mixed media · 2022
13 x 9 x 12” · ceramic, mixed media · 2022
11 x 8 x 10” · ceramic, mixed media · 2022
11 x 8 x 10” · ceramic, mixed media · 2022
9 x 7 x 11” · ceramic, mixed media · 2022
9 x 7 x 11” · ceramic, mixed media · 2022
27 x 17 x 9” · ceramic · 2022
27 x 17 x 9” · ceramic · 2022
27 x 17 x 9” · ceramic · 2022
20 x 14 x 15” · ceramic · 2022
20 x 14 x 15” · ceramic · 2022
20 x 13 x 11” · ceramic · 2022
20 x 13 x 11” · ceramic · 2022
15 x 16 x 14” · ceramic · 2022
15 x 16 x 14” · ceramic · 2022
18 x 14 x 20” · ceramic · 2021
18 x 14 x 20” · ceramic · 2021
17 x 9 x 18” · ceramic · 2021
17 x 9 x 18” · ceramic · 2021
19 x 19 x 22” · ceramic · 2021
19 x 19 x 22” · ceramic · 2021
13 x 8 x 11” · ceramic · 2021
In the “Monkey” series, sinister primates make the case for coming to terms with our own baser instincts, while simultaneously aspiring to some higher plane of existence. Part hero and part villain, engaged in often ambiguous and always suspicious undertakings, the monkeys describe the limits of evolution and magnify our own struggles to define our humanity.
21 x 11 x 13” · ceramic · 2021
21 x 11 x 13” · ceramic · 2021
21 x 11 x 13” · ceramic · 2021
13 x 12 x 18” · ceramic · 2020
13 x 12 x 18” · ceramic · 2020
13 x 12 x 18” · ceramic · 2020
19 x 12 x 10” · ceramic · 2020
19 x 12 x 10” · ceramic · 2020
19 x 12 x 10” · ceramic · 2020
19 x 12 x 10” · ceramic · 2020
19 x 12 x 15” · ceramic · 2020
19 x 12 x 15” · ceramic · 2020
19 x 12 x 15” · ceramic · 2020
26 x 19 x 38” · ceramic · 2020
26 x 19 x 38” · ceramic · 2020
26 x 19 x 38” · ceramic · 2020
38 x 29 x 23” · ceramic · 2006
38 x 29 x 23” · ceramic · 2006
30 x 14 x 34” · ceramic · 2006
36 x 18 x 42” · ceramic · 2006
36 x 18 x 42” · ceramic · 2006
35 x 30 x 16” · ceramic · 2006
36 x 16 x 28” · ceramic · 2006
45 x 24 x 34” · ceramic · 2006
45 x 24 x 34” · ceramic · 2006
40 x 27 x 26” · ceramic · 2006
38 x 18 x 36” · ceramic · 2006
40 x 25 x 9” · ceramic · 2007
36 x 24 x 8” · ceramic · 2007
Things on Fire is motivated by the challenge of sculpting ephemeral form and by the exploration of vivid color, with cartoony and stylized results. While some pieces in the series keep this visual message central, others introduce the fire and a sense of peril to more familiar objects in our environments.
28 x 16 x 14” · ceramic + recordable panic button · 2020
28 x 16 x 14” · ceramic + recordable panic button · 2020
12 x 7 x 6” · ceramic + recordable panic button · 2020
12 x 7 x 6” · ceramic + recordable panic button · 2020
12 x 6 x 7” · ceramic + recordable panic button · 2020
12 x 6 x 7” · ceramic + recordable panic button · 2020
48 x 7 x 27” · ceramic + mixed media · 2020
29 x 9 1/2 x 12” · ceramic + mixed media · 2020
39 x 30 x 28” · ceramic + scrap wood · 2019
39 x 30 x 28” · ceramic + scrap wood · 2019
30 x 9 x 24” · ceramic · 2019
19 x 15 x 59” · ceramic + mixed media · 2017
19 x 15 x 59” · ceramic + mixed media · 2017
22 x 18 x 32” · ceramic · 2018
22 x 18 x 32” · ceramic · 2018
16 x 12 x 31” · ceramic · 2018
16 x 12 x 31” · ceramic · 2018
25 x 16 x 60” · ceramic · 2018
19 x 9 x 44” · ceramic + mixed media · 2018
10 x 3 x 8” · ceramic · 2017
14 x 6 x 8” · ceramic · 2017
8 x 8 x 16” · ceramic · 2016
10 x 8 x 16” · ceramic · 2016
6 x 13 x 10” · ceramic + mixed media · 2017
The Prizewinner series combines decorative and celebratory imagery with some unlikely heroes and situations. The characters are aspirational (with eyes towards the sky) but unappreciated. I choose to reward their endurance and persistence with the oversized ribbons they deserve.
68 x 20 x 24” · ceramic + mixed media · 2015
70 x 58 x 24” · ceramic + mixed media · 2015
81 x 26 x 23” · ceramic + mixed media · 2016
56 x 21 x 16” · ceramic + mixed media · 2016
32 x 11 x 2” · ceramic + mixed media · 2015
This body of work is inspired by the genre of still life painting (functioning traditionally as a reminder of mortality) particularly by the compositions of Chardin. Simplified but realistic representations of game animals are contrasted with cartoonishly glazed and artificially bright and vibrant elements (dripping oranges and apples, bright yellow canaries, flowing colors). The jarring compositions are meant to correlate with the complexity and strain of our attempt to understand mortality in its entirety.
36 x 31 x 10” · ceramic + mixed media · 2010
33 x 16 x 13” · ceramic + mixed media · 2014
33 x 16 x 13” · ceramic + mixed media · 2014
40 x 16 x 22” · ceramic + mixed media · 2014
40 x 16 x 22” · ceramic + mixed media · 2014
52 x 30 x 30” · ceramic + mixed media · 2010
52 x 30 x 30” · ceramic + mixed media · 2010
52 x 30 x 30” · ceramic + mixed media · 2010
26 x 10 x 23” · ceramic + steel · 2010
23 x 16 x 16” · ceramic + steel · 2010
23 x 16 x 16” · ceramic + steel · 2010
15 x 12 x 11” · ceramic · 2014
18 x 12 x 12” · ceramic + steel · 2012
45 x 26 x 13” · ceramic · 2011
45 x 26 x 13” · ceramic · 2011
30 x 18 x 7” · ceramic · 2011
24 x 11 x 7” · ceramic · 2011
23 x 18 x 6” · ceramic · 2011
32 x 23 x 12” · ceramic + mixed media · 2010
32 x 23 x 12” · ceramic + steel · 2010
32 x 23 x 12” · ceramic + steel · 2010
30 x 24 x 9” · ceramic + mixed media · 2010
22 x 24 x 9” · ceramic · 2009
24 x 24 x 9” · ceramic · 2009
21 x 17 x 11” · ceramic · 2008
These oversized good luck charms are reminders of our connection to the natural world, and to the bad luck that usually accompanies that relationship.
26 x 8 x 7” · ceramic + mixed media · 2013
26 x 8 x 7” · ceramic + mixed media · 2013
26 x 8 x 7” · ceramic + mixed media · 2013
26 x 8 x 7” · ceramic + mixed media · 2013
25 x 4 x 4” · ceramic + mixed media · 2013
25 x 4 x 4” · ceramic + mixed media · 2013
20 x 8 x 7” · ceramic + mixed media · 2014
21 x 10 x 7” · ceramic + mixed media · 2014
22 x 10 x 7” · ceramic + mixed media · 2014
22 x 10 x 7” · ceramic + mixed media · 2014
21 x 10 x 7” · ceramic + mixed media · 2013
21 x 10 x 7” · ceramic + mixed media · 2013
21 x 12 x 6” · ceramic + mixed media · 2014
The generic army man is a toy that children play with to act out war scenarios (obviously and inevitably involving death and killing). My scaled-up renditions of the subject take things a step farther by removing the toy’s normal death-dealing poses and attributes and replacing them with more benign and pleasant activities.
15 x 20 x 51” · ceramic · 2003
39 x 24 x 30” · ceramic · 2002
39 x 24 x 30” · ceramic · 2002
38 x 29 x 23” · ceramic · 2006
38 x 29 x 23” · ceramic · 2006
38 x 29 x 23” · ceramic · 2006
38 x 29 x 23” · ceramic · 2006
The ghosts represents another way of addressing the struggle to come to terms with our mortality and the the lack or existence of a spiritual dimension. In a childish solution, the figures simply dress themselves up like ghosts with sheets over their heads. Their efforts are as futile as my own attempts to sculpt something amorphous and immaterial from a material as heavy and permanent as clay.
24 x 9 x 12” · ceramic · 2007
25 x 8 x 8” · ceramic · 2007
25 x 8 x 8” · ceramic · 2007
24 x 11 x 9” · ceramic · 2007
26 x 10 x 11” · ceramic · 2007
24 x 9 x 7” · ceramic · 2007
23 x 9 x 10” · ceramic · 2007
miscellaneous favorites
83 x 31 x 21” · ceramic + mixed media · 1999
83 x 31 x 21” · ceramic +mixed media · 1999
76 x 30 x 18 · ceramic · 2007
20 x 9 x 36” · ceramic · 2003
37 x 12 x 20” · ceramic · 2003
22 x 20 x 6” · ceramic + mixed media · 2001
20 x 12 x 10” · ceramic + mixed media · 2001
20 x 19 x 13 · ceramic + mixed media · 2001
36 x 26 x 11” · ceramic + mixed media · 2000
20 x 68 x 34” · ceramic · 2000
34 x 51 x 30” · ceramic + mixed media · 1999
58 x 49 x 24” · ceramic + mixed media · 1999
63 x 26 x 44” · ceramic + mixed media · 1999
26 x 44 x 18” · ceramic · 1999
46 x 32 x 40” · ceramic + mixed media · 1998
46 x 24 x 48” · ceramic + mixed media · 1999
60 x 72 x 54” · ceramic + mixed media · 1997
60 x 72 x 54” · ceramic + mixed media · 1997
72 x 45 x 23” · ceramic + mixed media · 1998
67 x 48 x 40” · ceramic + mixed media · 1997
59 x 38 x 58” · ceramic + mixed media · 1997
56 x 21 x 45” · ceramic + mixed media · 1998
56 x 21 45” · ceramic + mixed media · 1998
