For the Birds 1997 - 2021
For more than 20 years birds have been a part of my sculptural explorations. Their shapes, how they stand or perch and strut have been fascinations. But my primary engagement is in the colorful patterns they present which allow me to exaggerate and abstract the forms of their structure. Oftentimes my birds appear solo but at other times they join figurative work in my series “Encounters and Confrontations.” In this body of work I am exploring how the animal world and the human world interact.
Bird from "BirdNSome" / 16x16x5" / 2004
BirdBoys and Man
Heavy / Welded and painted aluminum / 26x21x9" / 2022
BlueBirdMan / Welded and painted aluminum / 13x9x24" / 2022
BirdDog / Welded and painted aluminum and engine casing / 24x32x10" / 2022
Black Birds and Snow / Welded and painted aluminum / Largest 15x18x5" / 2022
BirdBoy 1 BirdBoy 2 BirdBoy 3 BirdBoy 4
40/20/10" 43/14/9" 47/20/9" 42/33/12"
40/20/10" 43/14/9" 47/20/9" 42/33/12"
BirdBoy 5 BirdMan 1
34/20/28" 86/17/12"
34/20/28" 86/17/12"
Each / Welded and Painted Aluminum / 2021
Ten Birds
Welded and painted aluminum / Largest 13x15x6" / 2021
BoysNBirds
10 Figures / 5 Welded and painted aluminum / 5 Painted wood / Tallest 27x12x4"
24 birds / painted wood / 7x14x2.5"
24 birds / painted wood / 7x14x2.5"
Pole Birds
Pole Birds 1,2,3 / Welded and painted aluminum / Largest 7.5x15x4" / 2020
Chickens
Doodle Do / Welded and painted aluminum / 23x20x6" 2019
Half Doz / Welded and painted aluminum / 6 units 10" tall / 2019
Blackbirds
Four and Twenty / Painted wood / each 3" tall / 2015
BirdNSome / Painted wood, welded aluminum / 16x16x10" / Figures varied dimensions / 2004
Encounters and Confrontations
Long Legs and Knees / Painted wood, welded aluminum / 29x28x8" / 2003
Blueman and Bird / Painted wood / 7x22x4.5" / 2003 Backbend and Forth / Painted wood / 9x22x10" / 2003
Blackbird and Blue / Painted and welded aluminum, painted wood / 32x56x13" / 2002
Arm's Length and Too / Welded and painted aluminum, painted wood / 20x60x8" / 2002
Peer and Peering / Welded and painted aluminum, painted wood / 12x60x13" / 2002
Companion / Brazed and painted steel, painted wood / 10x12x7" / 1997