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“A Door Of One’s Own” - Liverpool Houses
Sabbatical project – 2005-2006

During my time in Liverpool, terrace houses were a fascination for me.  I quickly became interested in those long strings of houses where individual owners assert their individuality with distinct divisions of color, pattern, and building material even when the structural integrity is disrupted.  From these external observations I couldn’t help but think about ownership, possession, and territory – theirs/ours, yours/mine, his/hers.  And thus, what stories, dialogues, confrontations, and dramas might take place within these structures.


Black and White

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Painted wood and polyurethane | 13 x 9 x 9 inches | 2006

Inside Chaos

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Painted wood, welded and painted steel | 18.5 x 10.5 x 8.5 inches | 2005
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Almost Touching

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Painted wood, porcelain knob, kitchen stainless | 23 x 8.5 x 10 inches | 2005
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Caution

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Painted wood, cardboard, polyurethane | 21 x 10 x 8 inches | 2005

Twisturn

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Painted wood, steel hardware | 23 x25 x 8 inches | 2005
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This Way and That

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Painted wood | 24 x25 x 10 inches | 2005

Squeeze Play

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Painted wood and steel | 26 x 15 x 14 inches | 2006
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Twodoor

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Painted wood, polyurethane | 23 x 11 x 17 inches | 2006

Ups and Downs

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Painted wood, polyurethane | 24 x 23 x 14 inches | 2006

Round the Corner

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Painted wood and polyurethane | 26 x 19 x 19 inches | 2006
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Detail | Painted wood and polyurethane | 26 x 19 x 19 inches | 2006

4 RMS DN

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Painted wood and polyurethane | 22 x 20 x 10 inches | 2006
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Detail | Painted wood and polyurethane | 22 x 20 x 10 inches | 2006


Greener Grass

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Painted wood and polyurethane | 18 x 21 x 18 inches | 2006

Bottom's Up

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Painted wood and cardboard | 18 x 19 x 11 inches | 2006

Ready to Go

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Painted wood and polyurethane | 24 x 18 x 19 inches | 2006

Four Sleepers

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Painted wood, cardboard, polyurethane | 19 x 19 x 19 inches | 2006