​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"

                                                                                       BirdBoy 5                      BirdMan 1
                                                                                       34/20/28"                    86/17/12"

Each / Welded and Painted Aluminum / 2021

Ten Birds

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

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