Art
You Are Here: The Milan Columns - 2017
| DATE | 2016 |
| MEDIUM | Mixed Media: Digital composite, photographs, tubes, wood |
| SIZE | 20' x 24' x 8' |
This is not a Pipewrench - 2017
| DATE | 2016 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 3.5 X 2″ X 5.5″ |
An ode to the Dada artist Marcel Duchamp, creator of the “readymade,” who had a profound effect on the definition of art.…
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Ode to O’Keefe - 2017
| DATE | 2017 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 2.5″ X 3″ X 4.5″ |
One of a continuing series of projects and works that pay homage to 20th and 21st-century artists who had profound influences on the evolution of contemporary art.…
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Ode #5 - 2017
| DATE | 2016 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 4″ X 1.5″ X 5.5″ |
An Ode to the painters Charles Demuth, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko. Demuth’s “I Saw the Figure 5 In Gold,” “Painting no :5” by Pollock, and Rothko’s “No.…
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Found Object - 2017
| DATE | 2015 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 3″ X 2″ X 4″ |
This ( originally wax) object (top, left) was accidentally dropped on a hot plate, creating the “forest” stylization. The hand came later as a way to present it.…
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Still Point on a Turning World - 2017
| DATE | 2016 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 6″ X 6″ X 6″ |
Envisions an (ArPtolemaic) Armillary Sphere from the distant future depicting only the iron core of Earth a few seconds after our Sun’s supernova.…
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Superluminous Nova - 2017
| DATE | 2015 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 5″ X 1″ X 5.5″ |
Hypothetical 3-D model of a Supernova core at the instant of its creation. Reverse is the arrangement of “spokes” at the Very Large Array (VLA) in New Mexico.…
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Chicken/Egg Paradox - 2017
| DATE | 2015 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 2.5″ X 2’5″ X 2″ |
Resolves the age-old paradox of “which came first….” This is it.…
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Gargoyle Mom - 2017
| DATE | 2017 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 4.5″ X 3.5″ X 4″ |
This Gargoyle mother guarding her eggs was recently observed in New Jersey. The sculptural replica may be displayed in five different orientations.…
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Mythalennial II - 2017
| DATE | 2017 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 4.5″ X 2.75″ X 3.5″ |
One of a series of mythological animals for our time. The Mythalennial is an interesting three-snouted creature that can look in three directions at once, yet still not know where it is located in time and space.…
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The Amazing Rockers - 2017
| DATE | 2017 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 6″ X 2″ X 8″ |
These performance artists are able to defy gravity while vigorously rocking to and fro, confounding even the most skilled Cirque du Soleil stars.…
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TimePeace - 2016
| DATE | 2016 |
| MEDIUM | Travertine Marble and Earthworks |
| SIZE | 28′ X 28′ X 6′ |
Shadow of central solar marker stone, cut to angles of Summer Solstice and Winter Solstice sun altitude, falls on ground stones to record meaningful dates.…
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Musing on Liquids - 2016
| DATE | 2015 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 3.5″ X 4″ X 6″ |
Musings originate in a parallel universe and are propelled into our own (seemingly out of nowhere), through a standard transfer tube.…
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Musing on Solids - 2016
| DATE | 2015 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 3.5 X 3″ X 6.5″ |
Musings originate in a parallel universe and are propelled into our own (seemingly out of nowhere), through a standard transfer tube.…
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Musing on Pasta - 2016
| DATE | 2015 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 4″ X 5.5 X 6″ |
Musings originate in a parallel universe and are propelled into our own (seemingly out of nowhere) through a standard transfer tube.…
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Reliquary - 2016
| DATE | 2015 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 2.5 X 1.5 X 3″ |
Just right for a very small sacred object, say a mummified finger (or, will enlarge for complete mummy).…
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Refuge - 2016
| DATE | 2016 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze, Photo, Acrylic case |
| SIZE | 12″ X 6″ X 6″ |
An envisioned future museum diorama, following the extinction of the Sand Hill Crane. Also suggests preserving a memory of the birds in a relatively permanent material (bronze) for posterity.…
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Urraca Whisperer - 2015
| DATE | 2015 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 4.5″ X 2.5″ X 4″ |
Interprets conversations with a Magpie (Urraca in Spanish).…
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Star and Moon Dieties - 2015
| DATE | 2015 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 5.75 X 4″ X 5″ |
This pair has evolved from the earliest depictions of sacred imagery based on cosmology, among the first examples of human mark making.…
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6 Acrobat Cluster - 2015
| DATE | 2015 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 5″ X 5″ X 5″ |
Each of these six performers is able to support the other five in this “cluster” formation. They are also known to “roll” along on downhill slopes.…
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Four Acrobats - 2015
| DATE | 2015 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 5″ X 5″ X 3.5″ |
These agile acrobats also dance horizontally when flipped 180 degrees, and often perform vertically. Any one of the four is able to support the other three.…
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Timepeace (in progress) - 2015
| DATE | 2015 |
| MEDIUM | Travertine Marble and base |
| SIZE | 6′ X 4′ x 6′ |
Shadow of central solar marker stone, cut to angles of Summer Solstice and Winter Solstice sun altitude, falls on ground stones to record meaningful dates.…
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Loper Family - 2015
| DATE | 2015 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 4″ X 3.5″ X 4″ (largest) |
Also known as Müthman, Müthmom, and Müth (the younger). Species members stand on heads while sleeping, simulating Surrealist sculptures (See detail).…
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Solar Wind Target #8 - 2015
| DATE | 2015 |
| MEDIUM | Mixed media: Digital composite of pastel and watercolor on |
| SIZE | 8 x 8 in |
Solar Wind Target #7 - 2015
| DATE | 2015 |
| MEDIUM | Mixed media: Digital composite of pastel and watercolor |
| SIZE | 6.5 x 6.5 in |
Solar Wind Target #6 - 2015
| DATE | 2015 |
| MEDIUM | Mixed media: Digital composite of pastel and watercolor |
| SIZE | 6.5 x 6.5 in |
Solar Wind Target #4 - 2015
Solar Wind Target #2 - 2015
Solar Wind Target #1 - 2015
Evett Landscape with Disk - 2015
Solar Wind #8 - 2015
Solar Wind Disks #1 - 2015
Magma Sol #1 - 2015
Memorial to Collateral Damage - 2015
| DATE | 2015 |
| MEDIUM | Maquette, bronze and wood base |
| SIZE | 12″ X 6″ X 4″ scale: 1″ = 5′ – 0″ |
Tragically, collateral damage, i.e. the killing of innocent civilians in war, continues to be carried out at a horrendous rate in wars worldwide.…
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Sirens - 2015
| DATE | 2015 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 7″ X 5″ X 5 “ |
Two of three (Nasty) Homeric Sirens (L: 3.5″ X 3″ X 3.5″, Rt: 3.5″ X 2.5″ X 3.5″) practicing their hyptnotic performance piece.…
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Druidic Muses - 2015
| DATE | 2015 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze |
| SIZE | 6.5″ X 4″ X 9″ |
Depicts Druidic ritual wherein Forest Muses spring from limb’s of an ancient sculpture.…
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Pyramid Disk #2 - 2015
Pyramid Disk #1 - 2015
Pyramid #3 - 2015
Pyramid #2 - 2015
Pyramid #1 - 2015
Circles #8 - 2014
Circles #7 - 2014
Circles #5 - 2014
Circles #2 - 2014
Circles #1 - 2014
Monarch Awake - 2014
Monarch - 2014
Skies Dyptic #2 - 2014
Skies Dyptic #1 - 2014
Solar Wind #7 - 2014
Solar Wind #6 - 2014
Solar Wind #5 - 2014
Solar Wind #4 - 2014
Solar Wind #3 - 2014
Solar Wind #2 - 2014
Evett Landscape - 2014
Hejira 9 - 2014
Terra Cotta 5 - 2014
| DATE | 2014 |
| MEDIUM | Video Frame and Digital Print |
| SIZE | 18″ X 18″ |
One of some 70 circular objects and artworks photographed for the video, Hijrah, presented at the Currents International New Media Festival, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM.…
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Terra Cotta 4 - 2014
| DATE | 2014 |
| MEDIUM | Video Frame and Digital Print |
| SIZE | 18″ X 18″ |
One of some 70 circular objects and artworks photographed for the video, Hijrah, presented at the Currents International New Media Festival, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM., Santa Fe, NM.…
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Terra Cotta 3 - 2014
| DATE | 2014 |
| MEDIUM | Digital Print and Video frame |
| SIZE | 18″ X 18″ (Print) |
One of some 70 circular objects and artworks photographed for the video, Hijrah, presented at the Currents International New Media Festival, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM.…
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Terra Cotta 2 - 2014
| DATE | 2014 |
| MEDIUM | Digital Print and Video Frame |
| SIZE | 18″ X 18″ (Print) |
One of some 70 circular objects and artworks photographed for the video, Hijrah, presented at the Currents International New Media Festival, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM.…
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Terra Cotta 1 - 2014
| DATE | 2014 |
| MEDIUM | Video Frame and Digital Print |
| SIZE | 18″ X 18″ (Print) |
One of some 70 circular objects and artworks photographed for the video, Hijrah, presented at the Currents International New Media Festival, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM.…
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Adventure to Eco Earth - 2014
| DATE | 2014 |
| MEDIUM | Book |
| SIZE |
Adventure to Eco Earth: Eco Animals! by Rick and Lisa Fisher, is an entertaining and thought-provoking picture book for the juvenile set, and (forever) young adults who love reading to kids and seeing fantastical art.…
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Ode to Albers 9 - 2013
| DATE | 2013 |
| MEDIUM | Mixed Media (Oil Pastel, W/C, Digital) |
| SIZE | 18" X 18" |
Ode to Albers 8 - 2013
| DATE | 2013 |
| MEDIUM | Mixed Media (Oil Pastel, W/C, Digital) |
| SIZE | 18" x 18" |
Ode to Albers 7 - 2013
| DATE 2013 | 2013 |
| MEDIUM | Mixed Media (Oli Paster, W/C, Digital) |
| SIZE | 18″ X18″ |
This series explores optical/perceptual effects produced by applying watercolor washes over an oil pastel under drawing. The juxtaposition of certain colors in proximity produces the retinal effect of depth, as well as changing one’s perception of the colors themselves–as Joseph Albers demonstrated.…
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Ode to Albers 3 - 2013
| DATE 2013 | 2013 |
| MEDIUM | Mixed Media (Oil Pastel. W/C,) |
| SIZE | 18″ X 18″ |
This series explores optical/perceptual effects produced by applying watercolor washes over an oil pastel under drawing. The juxtaposition of certain colors in proximity produces the retinal effect of depth, as well as changing one’s perception of the colors themselves–as Joseph Albers demonstrated.…
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Ode to Albers 2 - 2013
| DATE 2013 | 2013 |
| MEDIUM | Mixed Media (Oil Pastel, W/C, Digital) |
| SIZE | 18 ” X 18″ |
This series explores optical/perceptual effects produced by applying watercolor washes over an oil pastel under drawing.…
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Ode to Albers 1 - 2013
| DATE 2013 | 2013 |
| MEDIUM | Mixed Media (Oil Pastel, W/C, Digital) |
| SIZE | 18″ X 18″ |
This series explores optical/perceptual effects produced by applying watercolor washes over an oil pastel under drawing.…
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Playhouse Window - 2013
| DATE | 2013 |
| MEDIUM | Found object and Digital Photo |
| SIZE | 46″ X 44″ X 3″ |
One wall of my children’s long-abandoned playhouse (with a window) is combined with related wood elements and a digital photo of itself in the central window.…
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Collect 10 - 2013
| DATE | 2013 |
| MEDIUM | Cast Resin |
| SIZE | 8″ X 8″ X 6″ |
Based on the design of noted artist and teacher Charles Mattox (American, 1931-1996), the piece is an homage to him.…
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The Warriors: A Love Story - 2013
Solar Shrine - 2011
Ex-Ex IV Install - 2010
| DATE | 2010 |
| MEDIUM | Steel and Found Materials |
| SIZE | 6′ X 6′ X 8′ |
Symbolizes the threat of Global Warming. An antique, worn-down shovel, used to maintain the acequia (irrigation ditch) in El Valle, NM, is interred inside cemetery fencing filled with metal “crops’.…
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Plum Island Tidal Disk - 2007
| DATE | 2007 |
| MEDIUM | Glass from Bronze copy of Sand Cast |
| SIZE | 22″ Diam. X 1/4″ thick |
Slump cast directly from a bronze casting, this first glass copy interacted with the bronze patina to produce an integral red coloration.…
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Final Harvest - 2006
| DATE | 2006 |
| MEDIUM | Steel, Wood, Found Materials |
| SIZE | 6′ X 6″ X 8′ |
Symbolizes the threat of Global Warming. An antique, worn-down shovel, used to maintain the acequia (irrigation ditch) in El Valle, NM, is interred inside “cemetery fencing” filled with metal “crops’.…
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August Rain - 2006
Flash Flood (August) - 2006
Fragment #3 - 2004
Fragment #2 - 2004
Fragment #1 - 2004
Sabbat Instal - 2003
Duct and Cover - 2003
Fold 3 - 2001
Fold 2 - 2001
Fold 1 - 2001
Double Curl - 2001
Curl 4 - 2001
Curl 3 - 2001
Curl 2 - 2001
Curl 1 - 2001
Fold/Curl - 2001
Curls Pelvis with Drawings - 2001
Summer, El Valle - 1997
Pasture, El Valle - 1997
Road to Sunrise - 1997
Blue Lake - 1997
Kachina Storm - 1997
Road Home - 1997
School Bell, El Valle - 1997
School, El Valle - 1997
Post, El Valle - 1997
Ladder, El Valle - 1997
Lejano Bench - 1997
Solabstract - 1996
Paz - 1996
Soluna 4 - 1996
Soluna 3 - 1996
Soluna 2 - 1996
Soluna 1 - 1996
Twins - 1996
Nugget Reflection 2 - 1995
Nugget Reflection 1 - 1995
Lunalignment #6 - 1994
Lunalignment #5 - 1994
Lunalignment #4 - 1994
Lunalignment #3 - 1994
Lunalignment #2 - 1994
Lunalignment #1 - 1994
Solshell - 1994
SolShield 3 - 1993
SolShield 2 - 1993
SolShield 1 - 1993
Pentecost - 1992
Harvest V - 1991
| DATE | 1991 |
| MEDIUM | Hay Bales and Steel |
| SIZE | 3″ X 3′ X 9′ |
Created for the “Mile of Sculpture” exhibition in 1991, this temporary installation piece was sited in front of the old St.…
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Pacifica Sun Portal II - 1990
| DATE | 1989 |
| MEDIUM | Concrete and Steel |
| SIZE | 24′ X 22′ X 24′ |
This piece is the first of two sculptures referencing the Rancho Pacifico land grant area (now parts of Long Beach and Compton, CA).…
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Victoria Triad - 1989
| DATE | 1989 |
| MEDIUM | Concrete and Steel |
| SIZE | 34′ X 34′ X 24′ (including planting circle) |
Three vertical elements are aligned to sunrise and sunset points on the horizon at Winter/Summer Solstices (Lt., Rt), and north/south (the central vertical).…
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North Star Window - 1989
| DATE | 1989 |
| MEDIUM | Fabricated Bronze |
| SIZE | 18′ X 18′ X 24′ |
Located on Hunting Drive in Monrovia, CA, this piece is oriented toward the North Star and suggests a cubic Earth symbol with wings (or solar panels?).…
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Pacifica Sun Portal I - 1988
Monrovia Sunshapes - 1988
| DATE | 1988 |
| MEDIUM | Concrete and Steel |
| SIZE | 44′ X 36′ X 7′ (installation size) |
Located on Huntington drive in Monrovia, CA, this piece is derived from ancient stone dolmens found worldwide.…
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Solstice Arch - 1987
| DATE | 1987 |
| MEDIUM | Concrete and Steel |
| SIZE | 16′ X 8′ X 7′ |
Across the street from Monrovia Sunshapes on Huntington Drive in Monrovia, CA, this piece is oriented toward the Summer Solstice sunset and Winter Solstice sunrise at that location.…
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Sunhenge Park - 1987
| DATE | 1987 |
| MEDIUM | Found steel parts and Earthworks |
| SIZE | 210′ X 80′ X 18′ |
This permanent solar-aligned installation was built to preserve a memory of the previous U.S. Steel plant site.…
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Duck Dirigible - 1986
Tortuga Condo Complex - 1986
Harbinger Hummingbird - 1986
Solar Tone Towers - 1986
| DATE | 1986 |
| MEDIUM | Concrete and Steel |
| SIZE | 110′ X 50′ X 28′ |
Located in greater L.A. (City of Commerce, CA), a central tower with wind chimes is aligned facing due West (East behind), with flanking elements indicating Solstice and Equinox sunrise/sunset positions on the horizon.…
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Zambrano Sunwheel - 1986
| DATE | 1986 |
| MEDIUM | Painted Steel and Earthworks |
| SIZE | 45′ X 32′ X 30′ |
Fabricated from salvaged parts of the obsolete U.S. Steel plant, the “Sunwheel” directs light through the diagonal steel tube into an underground chamber twice a year.…
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Trashmaster Toad - 1985
| DATE | 1985 |
| MEDIUM | Birch Plywood |
| SIZE | 36″ X 25″ X 64″ |
Trashmaster Toads on Eco-earth recycle non-bio-degradables into solar collectors on Eco Earth. See: https://www.facebook.com/EcoAnimalAdventure/?ref=bookmarks…
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Möbius Möth - 1985
| DATE | 1985 |
| MEDIUM | Oak-Veneered Plywood |
| SIZE | 32″ X 28″ X 30″ |
Sculptural interpretation of a Mobius Moth featured in Adventure to Eco Earth: Eco Animals! see: https://www.facebook.com/EcoAnimalAdventure/?ref=bookmarks…
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Skylines - 1985
| DATE | 1985 |
| MEDIUM | 16′ X 9′ X 30′ |
| SIZE | Stainless Steel |
Located at Commerce Business Park in the City of Commerce, CA, this piece frames the entrance into the building.…
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Current Chart - 1985
Plum Island Tidal Disk - 1985
| DATE | 1985 |
| MEDIUM | Bronze from Sand cast original |
| SIZE | 24″ Diam X 1/2″ thick |
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Dancing Celebrant - 1984
| DATE | 1984 |
| MEDIUM | Plywood |
| SIZE | 36″ X 20″ X 40″ |
One of a series of fantastical animals made from recycled plywood in the 1980s.…
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Hovering Hogcraft - 1984
| DATE | 1984 |
| MEDIUM | Plywood |
| SIZE | 20″ X 16″ X 30″ |
Sculptural interpretation of the Hovering Hogcraft found in Adventure to Eco Earth: Eco Animals! The Children’s book, by Rick and Lisa Fisher, presents renewable energy ideas to the younger set.…
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Sanctuary II - 1984
| DATE | 1984 |
| MEDIUM | Concrete and Steel |
| SIZE | 8′ X 8′ X 10′ |
One of several solar-aligned public sculptures derived from ancient stone dolmens. A “notch” in the circular, south-facing “capstone” element allows a beam of sunlight to fall on the tallest vertical element, indicating the summer and winter solstices.…
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Sanctuary - 1983
| DATE 1983 | 1983 |
| MEDIUM Mixed Media Istallation | |
| SIZE 30′ X 30′ X 14′ |
Sanctuary was a one month mixed media installation at the Lopoquime/Nydak Gallery in Boston, MA. The hanging element was aligned to the cardinal directions, as were the wall mounted Beach Castings.…
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Eyebeam Sungate - 1983
Solar Arcs - 1983
Created in 1983 for the Denny’s World Headquarters in Anaheim, CA, the atrium installation included five kinetic, hanging aluminum elements. When entry doors on the first floor were opened and closed, changing air currents in the atrium randomly moved the elements. …
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Northlake Star Kite - 1982
| DATE | 1982 |
| MEDIUM | Patinaed Brass |
| SIZE | 28′ X 6′ X 30′ |
Seven suspended elements suggest a progression of concept and emotion through their variations in form. I also conceived them as 3-D symbols akin to letters or words.…
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Solar Wind Quintet - 1982
| DATE | 1982 |
| MEDIUM | Painted Steel |
| SIZE | 40′ X 40′ X 8′ |
Truck parts were originally cut from 5′ X 8′ steel plates, leaving these pieces to be scrapped. They were cut/”folded” and welded back together to create the five solar-aligned elements.…
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Solar Family - 1981
| DATE | 1981 |
| MEDIUM | Steel |
| SIZE | 50′ X 30′ X 28′ |
Ironically, the solar-aligned group came from a 62-ton, 40-foot long steel tube, part of equipment used at the U.S. Steel plant to make sections of the first Trans-Alaska oil pipeline. …
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Matrix - 1980
| DATE | 1980 |
| MEDIUM | Mixed Media Istallation |
| SIZE | 40′ X 40′ X 12′ |
Site-specific installation at the Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA. “Doorways” in the (Fibonacci Series determined) curved pathway were aligned to Solar coordinates on the (outside) horizon.…
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Three Spaces: Three Visions - 1980
| DATE | 1980, Massachusetts College of Art |
| MEDIUM | Beach Castings, Mixed Media |
| SIZE | 40′ X 30′ X 12′ |
Beach castings from Plum Island, Massachusetts.…
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Interface - 1979
| DATE | 1979 |
| MEDIUM | Mixed Media Installation |
| SIZE | 40′ X 30′ X 10; |
Installation at Tufts University Visual Arts Gallery, Medford, MA. Site Specific installation dealt with the interface of Earth and sky (beach castings and Celestial alignment) and the dualistic point of balance between high and low tides (castings were made from the intertidal zone).…
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Plum Island Tidal Disk - 1978
| DATE | 1978 |
| MEDIUM | Plexiglass, plaster, sand |
| SIZE | 24″ Diam X 3″ Deep |
First of a series of beach castings from Plum Island, MA. Later cast in Bronze and Glass. Many of the beach casts were taken from the intertidal zone (while the tide was out).…
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Current Charts, Chosen Lands - 1977
| DATE | 1978 |
| MEDIUM | Mixed Media Installation |
| SIZE | 60′ X 40′ X 12′ |
Exhibition at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. Floor and wall pieces are aligned to solar coordinates outside of the building.…
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Solar Greenhouse - 1976
Solar Whale Song Shrine (Maquette) - 1976
| DATE | 1976 |
| MEDIUM | Pit Fired Clay |
| SIZE | 18″ X 18″ X 3″ |
Maquette for permanent installation project in collaboration with Charles Mattox (not built). Designed for Santa Barbara, CA, the piece was meant to be a site for interaction with migrating whales.…
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Homage to the Sunstone - 1975
| DATE | 1975 |
| MEDIUM | Mixed Media |
| SIZE | 18″ X 18″ X 8″ |
A seemingly carved ancient stone inspired four surrounding interpretations of how it may have looked before weathering. The piece was shown at the 1975 Museum of New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts (Biennial exhibition) Santa Fe, NM.…
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Sol Marker II - 1974
| DATE | 1974 |
| MEDIUM | Mixed Media |
| SIZE | 6′ X 3′ X 9′ |
An Earth Casting from a site in El Valle, NM, oriented true East/West, records the Summer Solstice. At solar noon, shadows from the top brass rings fall on a corresponding arrangement of small brass pins in the “earth” surface.…
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Bubble-Powered Gator Craft - 1974
| DATE | 1974 |
| MEDIUM | Pen and Ink |
| SIZE | 12″ X 14″ |
One of some 30 pen and ink drawings used in later digital composite illustrations for Adventure to Eco Earth: Eco Animals.……
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Kelp Konverter - 1974
| DATE | 1974 |
| MEDIUM | Pen and Ink |
| SIZE | 12″ X 14″ |
One of some 30 pen and ink drawings used in later digital composite illustrations for Adventure to Eco Earth: Eco Animals.……
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Solar Wind Squirrels - 1974
| DATE | 1974 |
| MEDIUM | Pen and Ink |
| SIZE | 12″ X 14″ |
One of some 30 pen and ink drawings used in later digital composite illustrations for Adventure to Eco Earth: Eco Animals.……
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Möbius Möth - 1974
| DATE | 1974 |
| MEDIUM | Pen and Ink on paper |
| SIZE | 12″ X 14″ |
One of some 30 pen and ink drawings used in later digital composite illustrations for Adventure to Eco Earth: Eco Animals.…
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Summer Wings - 1974
| DATE | 1974 |
| MEDIUM | Steel, Brass, and candles. |
| SIZE | 36″ X 18″ X 24″ |
Drawing on themes from pre-1970 sculptures, this piece was inspired by the environment of El Valle, New Mexico.…
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Elemental Nugget - 1973
| DATE | 1973 |
| MEDIUM | Lead |
| SIZE | 10″ X 6″ X 12″A p |
A pure, universal element (lead) is used to explore the effect of different materials on the content (meaning) embodied in the Nugget form.…
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Elemental Nugget II - 1973
| DATE | 1973 |
| MEDIUM | Wood |
| SIZE | 10″ X 6″ X 12″ |
One of a series of pieces exploring the primary elements.…
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Nugget #10 - 1973
| DATE | 1973 |
| MEDIUM | Plaster, Adobe, Pastels |
| SIZE | 10″ X 6″ X 12″ |
Literal and representational Earth are combined, compared, contrasted.…
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Nugget #9 - 1973
| DATE | 1973 |
| MEDIUM | Plaster, Acrylic Resin, and pigment |
| SIZE | 10″ X 6″ X 12″ |
Another variation on the concept of Dualism.…
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Womb Nugget - 1973
| DATE | 1973 |
| MEDIUM | Plaster |
| SIZE | 10″ X 6″ X 12″ |
This Nugget embodies the ideas of reproduction, duplication, and a synthesis of Earth and Sky/Universe.…
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Split Nugget - 1973
| DATE | 1973 |
| MEDIUM | Plaster |
| SIZE | 14″ X 6″ X 12″ |
Nugget representing the splitting of “wholeness” into two balanced parts. A resulting visual metaphor for dualism is suggested.…
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Nugget #3 - 1973
| DATE | 1973 |
| MEDIUM | Plaster |
| SIZE | 10″ X 6″ X 12″ |
The Mandorla shape in this Nugget “reveals” receding duplicates, the sacred number 3, and circle/triangle shapes symbolizing the duality of earth and universe.…
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Solstice Nugget - 1973
| DATE | 1973 |
| MEDIUM | Plaster, Brass, Compass |
| SIZE | 10″ X 14″ X 12″ |
Aligned N-S using a compass set into its top, brass rods set into the surface trace the sun’s shadow pattern at solar noon on the Summer Solstice.…
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Nugget #21 - 1973
| DATE | 1973 |
| MEDIUM | Plaster |
| SIZE | 10″ X 6″ X 12″ |
Final reductivist stage of the Nugget evolution suggesting wholeness, completion.
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Solar Altitude Disk - 1972
| DATE | 1972 |
| MEDIUM | Pit-fired Clay and Wood |
| SIZE | 14″ Diam. X 2.5″ |
Aligned true N-S on a verticle outside wall, the sun’s altitude off of the horizon on the Equinoxes corresponds with markings on the disk.…
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Spacetime - 1972
| DATE | 1972 |
| MEDIUM | Pit-fired Clay |
| SIZE | 12″ X 2″ X 14″ |
Reflects an involvement in solar design/construction at the time, and its ancient history based in spiritual practices. The relativity theory-related title references a continuum of universal knowledge that transcends time and space.…
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Ritual Game - 1972
| DATE | 1972 |
| MEDIUM | Pit-fired Clay and Wood |
| SIZE | 10″ X 2″ X 30″ |
An intuitive game in which there are no rules, winners, or losers. Players take turns rotating the elliptical elements and movable ceramic shells.…
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Ambiguous Solid #12 - 1972
| DATE | 1972 |
| MEDIUM | Pit-fired Clay, Wood |
| SIZE | 13″ Diam. X 2″ |
An early variation on the “Ambiguous Solid” concept which explores spatial perception, numerology, and sacred geometry.
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Silverlace - 1972
| DATE | 1972 |
| MEDIUM | Steel and Planting |
| SIZE | 9′ X 9′ X 3″ (variable with planting) |
Found wagon-wheel rims provide a sculptural trellis for Silver Lace Vine (see detail). The seasonally-changing piece celebrates growth, life, and a fusion of sacred geometric shapes.…
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Journey III - 1971
| DATE | 1971 |
| MEDIUM | Ceramic and Wood |
| SIZE | 23″ X 6″ X 18″ |
One of eighteen elements in the installation “Earth Altar III,” exhibited at the University of New Mexico Fine Arts Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.…
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Earth Altar III - 1971
| DATE | 1971 |
| MEDIUM | Mixed-Media Installation |
| SIZE | 12′ x 4′ x 12′ |
Installation at the University of New Mexico Fine Arts Gallery. Includes Earth castings, Stone Nugget hanging, maquette of the Earth Mother Shrine, Nugget 21, barn wood, and earth.…
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Earth Mother Shrine - 1971
| DATE | 1971 |
| MEDIUM | Mixed Media |
| SIZE | 14′ X 8′ X 5′
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Built on the campus of the University of New Mexico to celebrate the second annual Earth Day, it contains two small chambers, aligned true North/South.…
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Earthcast - 1971
| DATE | 1970 |
| MEDIUM | Plaster, earth |
| SIZE | 24″ Diam. X 2.5″ |
One of the first in an ongoing series of earth castings in a variety of media. Usually shown in groups, to indicate the direction and continuity of water and wind patterns, they are located in installations to designate solar coordinates on the horizon.…
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Nuggets IV - 1970
| DATE | 1970 |
| MEDIUM | Shaped plate etching |
| SIZE | 20″ X 20″ |
Shaped-plate etching (4 elements), aquatint, drypoint. Further development of nugget forms, concept.…
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Snow Nuggets - 1970
| DATE | 1970 |
| MEDIUM | Snow |
| SIZE | 20′ X 6′ X 3′ |
Nambe New Mexico. Further evolution of the Nugget concept to a time-based, outdoor, process piece. Nuggets changed form while melting away over a three day period.…
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Ritual Nuggets V - 1970
| DATE | 1970 |
| MEDIUM | Raku-fired Stoneware |
| SIZE | 6′ X 12″ X 3′-8″ |
These pieces were used to commemorate the separation of five friends at the end of undergraduate college years. After a campfire celebration sharing songs, memories, and tall tales, all went their different ways, each with one of the pieces, ritualizing their connectedness into the future.…
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Nugget Etching #3 - 1970
| DATE | 1970 |
| MEDIUM | Etching (Intaglio, Aquatint) |
| SIZE | 10″ X 12″ |
Third in a series of etchings dealing with development of the “nugget” forms and concept. Emergence of the shapes from a Jungian-inspired “collective unconscious,” along with an emerging human form, are suggested.…
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Nugget Etching #1 - 1970
| DATE | 1970 |
| MEDIUM | Etching (Intaglio, Aquatint) |
| SIZE | 12″ X 14″ |
First in a series of etchings dealing with development of the “nugget” concept and forms. Emergence of the shapes from a Jungian-related “collective unconscious,” along with an emerging human form, are suggested.…
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Ceremonial Nuggets - 1970
| DATE | 1970 |
| MEDIUM | Raku fired clay |
| SIZE | 16′ X 16″ X 5″ |
A series of womb-like shapes that represented a path to consciousness, the evolution of spiritual awareness, growth. Also related to a study of sacred numbers and Tantra Art.…
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