THE BEGINNING
H 84.5” W 73” D 22”
Barn wood, balusters, motor housing, meat carving tray, glass ash trays, stove burner cover, lag bolts, serving dish. fan base and post
Death may only be the beginning.
THE VESSEL
H 27” W 15” D 6”
Lamp parts, mirror, fur stole, floor buffer, braided copper wire, metal grating, window weight chain, silver tray, castanet, cat’s eye reflector, copper wire, wood
We act as vessels during different times in our lives. Such as a mother giving birth to a child or an artist bringing forth a new creation.
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
H 50” W 10 3/4” D 4 1/2”
Wood board, garden hand rakes, lamp chain, glass doorknob, faucet handles, candle holder, ash tray, candy dish, serving tray, serving platter
During my near-death experience, when the bonds of this world were broken, the thought of my wife, Susan, and my children, brought me back.
50’S PARADISE LOST
H 12.5” W 15.5” D 1.5”
Picture frame, keys, locks, carpenter’s rule, cat’s eye reflector, toy car, dart, rosary beads, desert rock, book covers, billiard game part
Memories of my childhood that were not lost to the fever.
KENYA REMEMBERED
H 34” W 11” D 2.5”
Nails, staples, toilet bowl bolts, machine bolts, thumb tacks, redwood deck board
The brain infections caused memory loss, but every so often, I would have a vivid image return to me of an event in my past life . This piece recalled the time when I lived in Kenya, East Africa.
OLD SOUL
H 18” W 14” D 4.5”
Serving tray, large wood bowl, small wood bowl, wood door knob
This piece represents the soul passing through a portal into another existence.
WOMAN WITH CHILD
H 25.5” W 15.5” D 4.5”
Wooden box, wood board, serving dish, serving basket, ashtrays, draw pulls, menu holders
The sensation of the unborn art within me is what I think it must feel like for a woman to carry a child – a separate being – within her.
MEDIA STAR
H 17” W 17” D 8”
Film canister, film spool, celluloid film, speaker part, plastic mesh, flash bulb reflector, candle holder, earring part, lamp part, bicycle lamp
This piece was brought about by the stress that came with speaking about my near-death experience.
SEAT OF THE SOUL
H 15” W 17” D 6”
Wood chair seat, metal tray, wooden plant stand, metal bowl, brass bowl, glass doorknob
Where does the soul reside?
KABBALAH
H 17” W 16” D 2”
Fuse box door, typeset blocks, typewriter keys
Jewish mysticism is represented in this piece as the deciphering of letters into numbers to divine the word of God.
VOODOO ALTAR
H 21” W 24” D 10”
Wood photo enlarger part, corpus, chains, photograph, brush, drawer pulls, toy car spring, punch bowl cup hooks, towel rack end cap, roller, lamp parts, earrings, key, buttons, toy dominoes, lock, nails, doll shoes, rocks, post card, barbecue utensil caps, candle holders, brooch, metal handle, african art, floor buffer, flower frog, spring, doll figures, cats eye reflector, skull, hand mirror, spoon, candle, medallion, shells, music box part, faucet handle, doll dress, toilet lid seat spacer, dice
I visited a voodoo temple in New Orleans. The intensity of the temple’s visual presence affected my dream life for many months.
PRESSURE POINT
H 9.5” W 7” D 4”
Candy box, lock, cat’s eye reflector, milagros, pressure gauge, keys
This piece represents my ambivalence towards my visions and dreams and the resulting compulsion to create art.
CONTINUUM
H 31.5” W 11.5” D 2.5”
Nails, staples, redwood deck wood
There is a commonality of beliefs from Astarte tree worship to the Garden of Eden to the Crucifixion to the Restoration of the Tree of Life.
THE SOUL OF A NATION
H 26” W 30” D 4.5”
Cabinet door, candy dish, metal grate
This deconstructed piece was created in response to the September 11th trauma in New York. Sometimes it takes a traumatic experience for one to recognize the power of one’s soul.