“I would sing two songs if I had one voice” Buckeye, leather, steel, mixed wood species 2022 This work was made for the KMAC (Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft) 2023 Triennial entitled “Divided We Fall”. Inspired by juxtaposition of the stilt walking shepards in the region of Landes in southwestern France and the perseption of …
“Time has made us strangers” Scorched poplar, spalted maple, dirt, fungus 2023 This work was made for the KMAC (Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft) 2023 Triennial entitled “Divided We Fall”. Inspired by the current and lost connection of shaker furniture in Kentucky. This cabinet is coming out of the ground still alive. Although buried, …
“My Blood is a Novel (handle respectfully)” Pencil on paper, steel, acrylic glazing, and wood 2021 Invented in the 1830’s as a form of entertainment the phenakistoscope (the slotted rotating disc viewed through a mirror), was the 17th century version of the GIF. Controlled by the viewer, the phenakistoscope produces short, repeating animations. Often times …
These works deal with a reintroduction to social interactions after the last year and a half. Each of the three works in this small series expresses a container of the self. “The inside of the inside” is a small case on stand, inspired by my experiences in seeking counseling and trying to clean out overlooked …
These works deal with a reintroduction to social interactions after the last year and a half. Each of the three works in this small series expresses a container of the self. “The outside of the outside” is inspired by the mailbox of my home. It is a set of containers at different stages of being …
These works deal with a reintroduction to social interactions after the last year and a half. Each of the three works in this small series expresses a container of the self. “The outside of the inside” is a vulnerable shell, standing tall, half-stabilized and half-suspended. The chair serves as a container for the body. This …
“Jaw, Paw, Hand, Drawer”buckeye, bronze, aluminum, and rubber This sculpture is part of a larger body of work entitled “Domestication for Survival”. The works uses specific animals as metaphor to investigate the roles within a family dynamic. “Jaw, Paw, Hand, Drawer” is in part, a self portrait. At some point wolves became dogs. Some say, …
“The trust you handed over”buckeye, leather, brass, steel, Mylar, and rubber This sculpture is part of a larger body of work entitled “Domestication for Survival.” The works uses specific animals as metaphor to investigate the roles within a family dynamic. “The trust you handed over” is in part, an apology. This body of work started …
I was in need of a desk lamp for my office. The top of the desk I made a couple years back from some very interesting cherry. Cherry is very sensitive to light and I didn’t want to have anything sit on top to leave a mark from blocking the sun. The desk is a …
Last summer I went to visit my Grandfather at the old family farm in Collins, Mississippi. I never grew up there but always visited, and it holds special memories for me. I always heard stories from my father of his time as a young lad and teen working on the Collins farm. A …