Listening to the winds moan through sunbaked cliffs
2012
76 x 41 x 12
Mason stains on stoneware
Available
To sustain the Atlantean vessel
2013
84 x 19 x 19
Mason stains on stoneware
Private Collection
Ascending upon a fragile path
2013
22 x 12 x 9
Mason stains on stoneware
Private Collection
In defense of the belly
2012
22.5 x 11 x 8
Mason stains on stoneware
Available
El portal del Corazon
2012
25 x 13 x 10
Mason stains on stoneware and balsa
Available
Leaning on the old stories
2013
26 x 10 x 11”
Mason stains on stoneware
Private Collection
Two worlds
2012
21.5 x 11 x 11
Mason stains on stoneware
Available
A steep descent from the dome
2013
27 x 9 x 7
Mason stains on stoneware
Private Collection
Built upon a column of stones
2013
26 x 11 x 9”
Mason stains on stoneware
Available
Spring gate, rituals of purification
2013
26 x 10 x 6
Mason stains on stoneware and balsa
Private Collection
Within the safety of
2013
19.5 x 12 x 20
Mason stains on stoneware
Available
Descent into ashes where there is no fire
2013
25 x 10 x 8”
Mason stains on stoneware and stained glass
Available
Peace at voyage end
2013
72 x 12 x 20
Cold-finish bronze with patina and mason stains on stoneware
Private collection
Sifting through the remnants: the journey of the spirit
2009
15 x 36 x 8”
Mixed media
Available
The cloud by day
2011
22 x 30
Framed charcoal and chalk pastel on paper
Available
A prayer for the long journey home
2010
18 x 116 x 27
Wood, twine and found objects
Available
Wing and branch
2011
22 x 30
Framed Charcoal and chalk pastel on paper
Available
The place between
2011
30 x 22
Framed charcoal and chalk pastel on paper
Private Collection
Measure of duration
Main Street Gallery, Cuttress Fine Art, 2013
This group of sculptures and drawings are informed by the artists’ interest in the metaphor of travel as a spiritual discipline and the interior space one occupies at the soul level. The works reflect a way of seeing and are made in a direct association with memory and mythological thinking. The figures are designed to be symbolic of an internal journey, quietly impacting the space around them or the viewer who comes close. The figures and drawings have a rough, textured surface, inspired by natural rock and earthen formations. The usage and reference of natural materials reinforces a connection to the earth as a source of life and human interaction.
The condition of the figures lend themselves to the viewer’s engaging in the process of “reconnection” by joining in the natural transcendent element of the work. The figures lead the viewer into the possibility of the invisible world and spiritual uplift within various stages of contemplation. They reflect a way of living within the mythological/spiritual condition of the imagination that comes easily to the young or the heart of those who find themselves returning to youthful thinking.
The work projects an ancient connection of humanity's need: an internal search for meaning. It raises consciousness above the distractions of the contemporary and engages deeply with the reality of the natural world and the symbolic world.