This work is informed by geologic features and fracturing earth, by the enduring nature of impermanence, by land as a topography of actions: compress, stratify, flow, shift, vent, exfoliate, aggregate, crack, slip, peel, crumple, dismantle. The cumulative distortions, upheavals, erratic shifting of terrain, seem to me metaphors for this era we inhabit, for a sense of surviving instability through instability. Thus, geologic-like structures emerge within the work—from the accumulation of layered marks or the suggestion of fissures and portals in the drawings and prints, or from layered forms in the sculptures—all aim to suggest activity below the surface or activity that is slowly revealed. In signifying a precarious tactile world, my work occupies a zone between representation and abstraction; it utilizes the transformation and synthesis of materials and imagery, essentially aestheticizing the residue of earthly fragility and decomposition and, in turn, the potential for regeneration.
2023
vellum, pigment-based inks, PVA glue, cardboard, wood
69 x 49 x 8”
2022
water-soluble colored pencil on Somerset white paper
30 x 22.5" paper
35.25 x 27.5" framed
2022
table salt, sand, paper board, white glue, pigment-based ink
10.5 x 62.5 x 6"
2022
cast bronze with patina (ferric acid, latex paint and pastel)
7.5 x 32 x 6.5 in.
2022
vellum, pigment-based inks, PVA glue, matte board, wood
12 x 56.5 x 10 in.
2022
Salt, wood, shellac, acrylic medium and white glue
3 x 61 x 4.5 in.
2022
photogravure etching on Gampi backed with soft ground etching on kozo
19.25 x 16 in.
2022
photogravure etching on Gampi backed with soft ground etching on kozo
19.25 x 16 in.
2022
photogravure etching on Gampi backed with soft ground etching on kozo
19.25 x 16 in.
2021
pigment-based ink and graphite on paper
40 x 30 in.
2021
graphite, water-soluble pigment and pigment-based ink on paper
40 x 30 in.
2021
graphite, pigment-based ink and colored pencil on paper
30 x 40 in.
2021
vellum and pigment based ink
35 x 12.5 x 5.5 in.
2021
graphite, lithographic crayon and pastel on paper
30 x 22.5 in.
2021
photogravure and soft ground etching on Somerset white paper
26 x 21 in.
2021
graphite, water-soluble colored pencil and pastel on paper
30 x 22.5 in.
2021
graphite, water-soluble colored pencil and pastel on paper
30 x 22.5 in.
2021
graphite, water-soluble colored pencil and pastel on paper
30 x 22.5 in.
2021
graphite, water-soluble colored pencil and pastel on paper
30 x 22.5 in.
2020
graphite, water-soluble colored pencil and pastel on paper
30 x 22.5 in.
Endurance
2020
graphite and watercolor pencil on paper
30.25 x 22 in.
Pinch
2020
graphite and watercolor pencil on paper
22.25 x 30 in.
Gust
2020
watercolor pencil and graphite on paper
32 x 40 in.
Splits
2020
4-run, 8-color lithograph on Somerset Velvet Newsprint Grey
22 x 30 in.
Edition of 14
Ebb and Flow
2020
4-run, 8-color lithograph, printed front and back on Okawara machine-made paper
22 x 30 in.
Edition of 14
Mutate
2020
graphite, pastel, and colored pencil on paper
29.5 x 21.75 in.
re-form
2020
colored pencil and watercolor pencil on paper
22.5 x 30 in.
Cenote
2020
graphite, liquid graphite, pastel, colored pencil, watercolor pencil and ink on paper
32 x 25 in.
2019
vellum, ink, wood, gesso, sawdust, pastel
25.5 x 15.5 x 7.5 in.
2019
graphite, pastel, charcoal on paper
30 x 22 in.
2019
wood, paper, gesso, sawdust, pigment-based ink
21 x 52 x 12 in.
2019
pastel on paper
22 x 30 in.
2019
graphite, charcoal, pastel on paper
22 x 30 in.
2019
gesso on wood
58 x 10.5 x 7.25 in.
2019
paper, ink, sand, sawdust, gesso
13.5 x 23 x 9 in.
2019
pastel, colored pencil, silver sumi ink, graphite on paper
22 x 30 in.
2019
graphite, pastel on paper
30 x 22 in.
2019
watercolor, colored pencil on paper
40 x 32 in.
2019
colored pencil, watercolor, silver sumi ink on paper
30 x 22 in.
This work considers the inevitable shifting of the ground beneath our feet--- literally of Earth itself, metaphorically of our mutable human condition as we tread upon it. The textures of rock reflect its, and our, fluid origins along with its cumulative accretion and erosion, its distortions, interruptions, and shifting layers.
2018
watercolor, colored pencil, pastel, graphite, silver sumi ink on paper
30 x 22 in.
2017
graphite, ink and pastel on paper
21.5 x 29.5 in.
2017
graphite, silver sumi ink, pastel, watercolor and colored pencil on paper
21.5 x 29.5 in.
2017
graphite, watercolor and colored pencil on paper
21.5 x 29.5 in.
Ledge 2
2016
wood, graphite, vellum, ink, gesso
16.25 x 17.25 x 6.5 in.
Pit
2016
vellum, ink, cardboard, gesso, sawdust
12.5 x 13.5 x 8 in.
Pit (top view)
Schism 1
2015
graphite and flashe on paper
21.5 x 29.5 in.
Schism 2
2015
raphite and flashe on paper
21.5 x 29.5
Metamorph
2015
flashe, graphite, colored pencil and ink on paper
21.5 x 29.75 in.
Glissade
2015
watercolor, colored pencil, graphite and ink on paper
21.5 x 29.5 in.
Continental Drift
2015
graphite and pastel on paper
27 x 22 in.
Treasure Island
2015
graphite and pastel on paper
27 x 22.5 in.
Sediment
2014
graphite, watercolor, ink and pastel on paper
22.5 x 30 in.
Melt
2014
colored pencil, ink, watercolor and graphite on paper
22.5 x 30 in
Lahar
2014
graphite and watercolor on paper
22.5 x 30 in.
Slippage
2013
basswood, gesso, graphite, sawdust, oil stick, vellum, ink
20 x 35 x 9.5 in.
Undercut
2013
basswood, graphite, dry pigments and gesso
84.5 x 12 x 19.5 in.
Undercut (view 2)
2013
basswood, graphite, dry pigments and gesso
84.5 x 12 x 19.5 in.
Fault Lines
2013
basswood, sawdust, pigment and acrylic binder
55 x 23 x 20.5 in.
Slice
2011
balsa wood, dry pigment, wood putty, gesso
88.5 x 14.5 x 37.5 in.
Spill
2011
graphite pencil on paper
38 x 25.25 in.
Slump
2013
graphite on paper
38 x 25.5 in.
Blithe Cosmos
2011
marking pen ink, graphite pencil, watercolor, cut paper on paper
26.5 x 39.5 in.
Network
2010
watercolor, charcoal, ink on paper
84 x 42.25 in.
Network (detail)
Rubicons
2010
watercolor, charcoal, ink on paper
84 x 42.25 in.
The Muttering Downstream
2010
watercolor, charcoal, gouache, ink on paper
84 x 42.25 in.
Antipodes (Push/Pull)
2010
watercolor, charcoal, ink on paper
84 x 42.25 in.
Frontier
2010
watercolor, charcoal and ink on paper
84 x 42.25 in.
Watershed Moment
2010
watercolor, charcoal, ink on paper
84 x 42.25 in.
Forces of Will
2009
(diptych) watercolor, charcoal, pastel and pencil on paper
37.75 x 50.75
Crush
2009
(diptych) watercolor, pastel, charcoal, graphite, ink, oil stick on paper
37.75 x 50.75 in.
Small Bang
2009
watercolor, charcoal and gouache on paper
37.75 x 50.75 in.
Known World
2009
watercolor, pastel, charcoal and ink on paper
37.75 x 50.75 in.
Listeners
2008
wood and epoxy resin
dimensions variable, each 4.5 x 4.5 x 5 in.
Beyond the Universe
2008
charcoal, watercolor, and ink on paper
40 x 32 in.
Musical Chairs
2008
watercolor, charcoal, walnut ink, pastel, graphite, tea and watercolor pencil on paper
40 x 32 in.
Crescendo/Decrescendo
pastel, watercolor, charcoal, and graphite on paper
2008
40 x 32 in.
Bandwagon
2008
charcoal, watercolor and ink wash on paper
40 x 32”
Tide
2008
marking pen and water on paper
40 x 32 in.
Consort
2007
charcoal and pastel on paper
40 x 32 in.
Outside the Box
charcoal and pastel on paper
2008
40 x 32 in.
Supervision
2008
charcoal, pastel and watercolor on paper
40 x 32 in.
Whisper Campaign 2
2008
charcoal and watercolor on paper
40 x 32 in.
Cluster I
2007
ink on paper
28 x 22 in.
Cluster II
2007
ink on paper
28 x 22 in.
Hokey Pokey
2007
ink on paper
21 x 24 in.
Relay
2007
charcoal on paper
18.25 x 22.25 in.
Shuffle
charcoal on paper
2007
20 x 22.5 in.
Mistaken Identity
2006
pastel, charcoal and watercolor on paper
30 x 44 in.
Asides
2004-07
leather, wood, cardboard, pigment, and wax
Each figure approx. 44 x 13 x 11 in.
Asides (Pair)
2004-07
leather, wood, cardboard, pigment, and wax
each figure approx. 44 x 13 x 11 in.
Game Face
2004
charcoal on paper
24 x 36 in.
Growth Spurt
2004
charcoal on paper
24 x 36 in.
Fellow Travelers, detail
Factions
2005
charcoal on paper
32 x 40 in.
Identification
2005
chrome-plated resin & wood
44 in. diameter, each element approx. 30 in high
Prevaricators
2004
pastel & charcoal on paper
24 x 36 in.
Kingpins
2002
wood, epoxy, gesso, paper
27.5 x 20 x 10.5 in.
Modest Exaggeration
2002
wood, rubber, dry pigment
55 x 17 x 11 in.
Nostalgia
2002
leather, rubber, wood, steel
12.5 x 15 x 13 in.
Leviathan
2001
wax, gauze, string, steel
8 x 18 x 8 in.
Muss
2002
wood, cotton twill tape, human hair
19 x 9 x 8 in.
Fragile Circus
2000
charcoal on paper
38.5 x 25 in.
Voracious
2001
bronze
life-size goose-size, group dimensions vary
