Brass, Sterling Silver, Acrylic, Leather 2019 5’’ x 2’’ x 3’’, 13’’ x 1’’x 12’’ A pair of glasses and attached neckpiece base on a pair of glasses my father had before he passed away. These are made to reflect his fearlessness and love of wilderness adventure.
Coyote Pack
Sterling Silver, Brass, 2019 1.5’’x .5’’x .5’’; 1.5’’x 1’’x .5’’; 1’’x .5’’x .5’’; 1’’x .5’’ x.5’’; .3’’x .4’’x .2’’ A set of rings made to reflect the tenuous relationship I had with the coyote pack that roamed the country woods and fields surrounding my childhood house. Whenever I ran into them, I felt their fearlessness, and in turn I became fearless as well.
Nothing Wasted, Nothing Lost
Bronze, Brass, Porcelain 2019 20’’ x .5’’ x .5’’ Cast bronze teeth and mold-made porcelain teeth made into a neckpiece under the idea that things often discarded should be valued more preciously, as too many things in life are thrown out in the moment and missed later.
Three Crows
Bronze, Sterling Silver 2019 1’’x .5’’ x .5’’; .8’’x .3’’x .5’’; 1’’x .3’’ x .5’’ Three cast finger puppet crows. Things are best when shared, so these three crow puppets are meant to create a moment of shared play among friends.
Heavy Blindfold
Sterling silver, Brass 2019 14x6x3 inches A silver blindfold inspired by high-fashion, and how the negative entrapments of beauty conflict with personal identity.
Grand Helmet
Brass, Silver, Glass Beads 2019 14’’x 12’’x 8’’ Grand Helmet is a raised head piece made to convey a marriage of traditional armor with new-age playfulness and fashion.
Hollow Puppet
Brass 2018 13x3x3 inches A hollow formed brass puppet. Although the puppet itself is made without identifying features, it takes on the persona of whatever item it is wearing.
Under Deep Box
Brass 2018 4x3x4 inches A brass box that reflects the strangeness of lost items underwater. Down on the deep, those things form a new and strange civilization.
He Flew N1212
Brass 2018 5x2x1 inches My Grandfather died before my time, when his plane, N1212, crashed into the mountains. He loved to fly, and I always imagined him soaring fantastically.