Porcelain 2019 3.5’’ x 4’’x 5’’ A small sculpture created to express the feeling of grasping at the vibrant things in life, when life seems otherwise crushing.
Like Pulling 2,310 Teeth
Porcelain 2019 3’x 2’ x 5’’ 2,3001 teeth made to illustrate the long journey of overcoming grief one step at a time, and how eventually the vibrancy of life returns.
Joy and Difficulties
Porcelain 2019 4’’x 3’’x5’’; 2’’x 2’’x 3’’; 2.5’’x 2.5’’ x 3.5’’; 3.2’’x 3.2’’x 3’’ Four vessels made to express the rebuilding of life after a period of grief, and how one may repurpose lessons learned during those moments to create joy and happiness in their life later on.
Journey of Crows
Stoneware 2019 6’’x 6’’x 13’’ A vessel based on my great-grandfather’s horseback journeys through wilderness he took while working as a cowboy, running cattle from Montana to South Dakota.
Shoulder Chaps, Eyeballs and Straps
Leather, Porcelain 2019 2.5’ x 2’ x 3’’ A garment that rests on the shoulders, an in which apparel worn here are a status of power. Meant to give the wearer a sense of fearlessness, no matter whose eyes are looking upon the individual.
Submerged
Stoneware 2018 17x7x18 inches A ceramic bust depicting a figurehead of an ancient ship. Once an object of human fearlessness, it now is overcome by the ocean.
The Drought
Clay 2017 3x3x8 inches The sculpture made of clay from my farm home reflects the strain put on the farmlands by the summer drought.
The Cost Of Effort
2017 Plaster, Acrylic 8x8x10 inches A plaster head sculpture, based on the idea of how the work we put into our art can drain and wear on us.
To Touch Life
2017 Plaster, Acrylic 4x5x6 inches After being crushed by depression for many years, I will never forget the first feeling of reaching from that darkness and touching life.