​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.   
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​Bird from "BirdNSome" / 16x16x5" / 2004

Ten Birds

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Welded and painted aluminum / Largest 13x15x6" / 2021

BoysNBirds
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10 Figures / 5 Welded and painted aluminum / 5 Painted wood / Tallest 27x12x4"
24 birds / painted wood / 7x14x2.5"

Pole Birds

Pole Birds 1,2,3 /  Welded and painted aluminum / Largest 7.5x15x4" / 2020

Chickens

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Doodle Do / Welded and painted aluminum / 23x20x6" 2019
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Half Doz / Welded and painted aluminum / 6 units 10" tall / 2019

Blackbirds

Four and Twenty / Painted wood / each 3" tall / 2015
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BirdNSome / Painted wood, welded aluminum / 16x16x10" / Figures varied dimensions / 2004

Encounters and Confrontations

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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