These sculptures
are explorations and meditations on my
relationship to nature, family, and life
with hopefully just a bit of humor and
whimsy. Most are made of cut, carved,
nailed, screwed, glued, and painted wood
with a few other materials thrown in here
and there.
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information. Included are a selection of
available works as well as other work now
in private collections. Works shown are
only guaranteed available as of the last
update.
Fish
Story," at right, was inspired by time I
have spent kayaking on the ocean of Kauai,
and many close encounters with sea
creatures large and small. It's about the
feelings a person has in such an
encounter- surprise, wonder, fear- but
also about what the animal may be
thinking. As in a "fish story" in which
the fish becomes bigger than the truth,
and gets bigger each time the story is
told, I felt the fish represents those
things that dwell in the depths- of the
ocean but also our minds and hearts- that
sometimes seem larger and more frightening
than they really are. This piece was an
entry in a local group exhibition in which
each work was made from a 2"x 4"x 8' piece
of lumber. Winner of the Judge's Award in
that show, the piece now resides in the
Netherlands (Thank you Niek!).
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