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Sometime after the end of the Twentieth Century, surviving the threatened Y2K end of civilization as we knew it (or at least, the pleasures of anytime, everywhere computing), I began a series of square-bodied bronze animals that continues to this day which I refer to collectively as my Square Menagerie. The very first animals were…
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Sometime in the early Twenty-first century, I began a series of square-bodied bronze animals that continues to this day which I refer to collectively as my Square Menagerie. The very first animals were African––a lion, several elephants, giraffes–and eventually, this small hippo. I loved the idea of having it poking up out of a jungle…
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The original was built from layers of hand-poured wax sheets, melted together, then cut, formed and joined. Once the body was complete, I cut the stripes out of the wax, intending them to be dark negative spaces to contrast with the ultimately mottled white patina. So that’s what I did. Cut, cut, cut. It was…
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This was my first horse sculpture, inspired by a beautiful reproduction of a Chinese Gansu horse that I have had for more than thirty years. I love the form of that Chinese piece, the perfect balance of the majestic animal running–perhaps flying, if you follow Chinese mythology–on one hoof. When I started this piece, I…
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This is the first vase I ever sculpted, if you don’t count that ceramic blob that I tried to make for my mom in high school. It remains my favorite. I poured molten wax onto a wet sheet of canvas, waited for the wax to cool, and then peeled it up. I tore some edges…
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Completed in May, 2015, this cast bronze horse was inspired by a small reproduction of a famous Chinese flying horse in my collection. The Gansu Horse rode astride the back of a swallow, for it was as swift as the wind. My horse shares the same pose, balanced upon one hoof, but no swallow is…
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What better way to capture the beauty of bronzed, tanned skin than in bronze? This piece captures the free and easy spirit of a woman relaxing on a day at the beach, wrapped up in the pleasure of the moment and totally oblivious of the world around her. Stretched out with a good book, soaking…
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Many artists are drawn to the quiet, private act of bathing. It is such a simple and intimate moment, so unselfconscious and unreserved. For my wife, it is a refuge, a reprieve from the burdens of the day, a chance to shake off the dust of life and re-anoint herself with the confidence, grace and patience with…
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This is a wedding gift that I created for my wife-to-be. It means, “Your Rabbit.” It refers to a silly incident when we were dating when I hopped around her condo, wearing her fuzzy white slippers. Manly, yes? I gave it to her on our wedding day. She took it to her office. Then we…
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It’s a different world now. We talk about paradigm shifts and economic downturns, about a collapse in trust and the shattering of dreams. If we can have faith in the face of these crisis, keeping our eyes beyond the immediate difficulties and believe in the graciousness of God and the strength of His promises, we can…
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Stay tuned for information on upcoming exhibitions of my work.
