Combining glass, wood, steel, stone, concrete, textiles, paper and repurposed items holds rich possibilities. Japanese haiku, northwestern totem poles, and cultural artifacts, inspire my sculpture. I am moving stained glass out of its traditional role, to use its color, light, and texture in sculptural ways.
Fahrenheit 2800 This a sculpture in response to the new censorship we are seeing in our public libraries. It’s not that big a jump from banning books to burning books. The title makes reference to Ray Bradbury book about burning books titled Fahrenheit 451, which is the burning point of paper. You can set a book on fire with a match. A steel book takes an ox-acetylene torch. Take that book burners.
What no one knows is that Daedalus had built wings before. When Ikarus was very young, Daedalus built a tricycle with wings as a third birthday present. So, the sculpture is called “Happy Third Birthday Ikarus, Love Daedalus”. 50" x 38" x 40"
Mountain Standard Time - concrete, cedar, steel - 16" x 6" x 10"
Mirror Mirror - concrete, cedar, steel - 16" x 14" x 4"
Reflection - concrete, cedar, steel - 25" x 8" x 5"
Florasaurus - Rebar, steel screen, yellow enamel - 5' x 3' x 3' in the collection of Karen Hammett
Satellite Seed Pod - 75" 45" x 33" - Cedar, rebar, steel tubing, 1/8" steel plate
Red Vortex - 32" x 32" x 18" - Rebar, rusted steel roofing, steel wire - in the collection of Donna Livengood
Ascent NightWing - 13" x 15" x 37" - cedar, baltic plywood, and 1/4” plate glass, oak - $900
Ascent Cathedral - 10" x 11" x 27" - cedar and stacked glass - $900
Amaranth - Rebar,stainless steel, cedar, stacked glass - 60" x 48" x 48" - on permanent loan to Haywood County Senior Center
Steel Pod Plant - Steel rebar, sheet steel, horseshoes - 5' x 4' x 4' - In the collection of Donna Livengood
Nasty Woman - steel rebar, sheet steel, red paint - 5' x 3+' x 2' - $300
Wooden quilt square - walnut, oak, cedar, pine - 10" x 10" x .5" - $250
Stainless Steel Quilt Sampler - baltic plywood, stainless steel - 12" x 12" x 1.25" - $300
Deconstructed Steel Quilt Square - Baltic Plywood, steel - 15" x 15" x 1.5" - $300
Mission Style Steel Quilt Sampler - Oak, old steel roofing, copper rivets - 16.25" x 12.5" x 1" - $350
Trapezium Steel Quilt Sampler - oak, old steel roofing, copper rivets - 15" x 11.5" x .5" - $300
Crescendo - Stacked glass and baltic plywood - 16" x 14" x 8" - $900
Red Oblique - Stacked glass and baltic plywood - 12" x 12" x 2" - $300 Donated to the Haywood County Arts Council
Crosstown - Stacked glass and baltic plywood - 26" x 16" x 2" - $600
SOLD Odin's Eye--- Baltic plywood, stacked glass, steel---17" x 16" x 6"---$300
Lunar Eclipse -- Cedar, rebar, sheet steel, 1/4 inch glass plate -- 60" x 39" x 22" -- $ 1200
Stacked Glass with Cedar Rectangle - cedar and stacked glass - 18" x 16" x 1.5" in the collection of Blue Ridge Glass
SOLD Rising Moon -- cedar and steel -- 39" x 21" x 5" -- $450.00
Phase of the Moon - cedar and stacked glass - 39" x 14" x 3"
Mountain Haiku--cedar, stained glass, steel--21" x 17" x 5.5"--$225
Triangle Haiku--cedar, stained glass, steel--30" x 14" x 4"--$300
SOLD Eye Haiku--cedar, stained glass, steel--14" x 17" x 3"- Collection of Harvey Small
Split Steel Haiku--cedar, steel--25" x 17" x 3"--$300
Table Sculpture 1 --cedar, steel --27" x 11" x 4.5" --$300.00
Steel Flower 1--sheet steel--23" x 20" x 4"--$225
Garden Sculpture 2--sheet steel, rebar & stained glass--48" x 11"--in the collection of Hugh Lambert
Nasty Woman 1--sheet steel, rebar, barbed wire, steel washers, steel wire--60" x 18" x3"--in the collection of Donna Livengood
Christmas Tree of 1/4 inch stacked glass
SOLD Steel Quilt Clock---stainless steel, cedar, clock works---18" x 14" x 4"---$300