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Tree
October, 1994
This is my favorite piece. It is the essence of tree. Made out of scraps of 2x4s
laminated together, then ground to a graceful curve. I still don't think it is
quite finished, but who ever believes their art is done?
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The Adolescence of Venus
November, 1994
A 3-dimensional modification of Botticelli's "Birth of Venus." Here we see a
bright yellow Venus emerging from the sea. But, lo!, what is this I see? Her
head, it is a TV! And her shell... something wacky there.... Oh my! It is a
McDonalds box! Finally, for your information, the creation is made out of
molded rubber. Quite a beast.
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A sense of scale
February, 1995
Hollow built clay, the thumb stands roughly three feet. Amazing how body
parts get around, isn't it? Currently installed in my front yard. I thought
it looked great next to a tree that is also only about three feet off the
ground.
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Green
March, 1995
Although you can't see it well, an almost surreal green light is trying to
make its way out of the slice in this sphere of clay. It came out kind of
small, but I was getting a bit overwhelmed with schoolwork at the time. Asi
es la vida.
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The papal model of the dimensionality of time
and space: An experiment in wood
May, 1995
This is just the remains of this great work. Essentially these gears helped to drive a clockwork-like mechanism. The hands extended sixteen feet out, and had tails marked with astronomical symbols. The clockworks was powered by a large weight suspended about ten feet in the air. Although it never actually worked right, it was really damn impressive for the several hours that it stood erected in the center of campus. Unfortunatly, I didn't get a chance to get the clamps that were on the hands off before the wind took it out. The legs were a bit of a rush job. Boy, it was cool, though. Ask anyone who did see it!
As always, comments are appreciated.