This stuff is mostly for fun - playful expressions of my various obsessions.
last updated 2/2009
(Scroll to bottom to see mural pics)
Armadillo Pot
I think armadillos are cool - although I guess I haven't actually ever seen a real one.
Hand-built, burnished with a stone,wood-fired in a pit under the direction of
Diego Romera.
3 in. high. NFS
Cedar Bowl
I love turning wood on a lathe - starting with a chunk of old wood and discovering
the beauty that is inside. My favorite materials are wood,clay, metal,and glass.
8 in.high. NFS
The Parable of the Wheat and Tares (front view)
The Parable of the Wheat and Tares
This is one of my favorite parables of Jesus. I consider my obsession with God to be
a healthy obsession because it makes me a better, less selfish person.
Raku pottery and metal. 18 in. high. NFS
Fish Clock
Most of my 3D work is "found object" sculpture. I love turning cool, old stuff into
something new. This piece is quite personal. The eye of the fish is a doorknob from
our old house in Kansas City - the first house that Mollie and I owned. The lips are
from an old corroded toilet seat that I found in the crawl space. The verse was
written by my son, Lee, when he was six years old. It says, "Hours are big.
Minutes are small. Seconds are hardly anything at all."
26 in. high NFS
Mermaid
She hangs in our bathroom. I hope the pennies will turn green someday.
Made from old lamp parts, cabinet knobs, lots of pennies, copper wire, etc.
11 in. high NFS
Joe Bob - Patron Saint of the Old West
I love self-conscious western kitsch. This probably stems from my childhood family
vacations to Canon City, Colorado. My distant cousin was a "real cowboy", and ran a working ranch there. Some of my best childhood memories have to do with being "out West". And Boy Howdy, here I am again! This piece was, I think, an excuse to make cowboy art. Joe Bob hangs on the wall, and is, of course, one-of-a-kind.
24 in. high found-object sculpture status: sold
Ruth
For about 3 1/2 years I worked at a stained glass studio in Kansas City as a designer
and glass painter. I couldn't make enough to support my family there, but it was
difficult to leave because it was a fascinating job for an artist - composing with
colored glass. This is one of ten, eight foot tall windows that I designed for a chapel
in Overland Park, Kansas. It was my first chance to design an entire job.
This is the only one I still like.
Sierra's Angel
When I got to Hallmark, lo, and behold, stuck away in a cabinet, they had all the
necessary materials to do things like this, and no one who knew how to use them!
The art of glass painting hasn't changed much over hundreds of years, and is somewhat
of a dying art. It is tedious, toxic, and expensive. This piece was created for Hallmark's "Angels" promotion a few years ago. It gave me a chance to design a piece using "drapery glass", which I had been wanting to try. This piece is pretty "Hallmarky", but I still like it.
The Magi
This was a commission for Conception Abbey, in Conception Missouri. I was asked to paint new Christmas imagery, matching the 18th century Bueronese-style murals adorning the cathedral clerestory walls. You can order Christmas cards of this image from www.printeryhouse.com.
oil on board 12x12 inches
status: original available $1600 (Loveland)
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MURAL WORK
The following are examples of mural painting I have done in the area. For mural work I usually employ a unique painting method involving latex and spray paint, unless the job suggests something different.
I'm available for hire, and I can paint in whatever style you have in mind. I also enjoy concepting, and can flesh out your idea or generate other ideas for you to consider.
The following images are details from the children's wing of Summitview Community Church in Ft. Collins Colorado. This job is technically still in progress...
These images are from a new business that opened last year (08) under Walrus Ice Cream in downtown Ft. Collins. The store is called JIWL. The owner likes paisley...
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