Your Eyes
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Window Box
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Wind Lilies
These sculptural “Wind Lilies” are constructed out of a full range of man made materials; plastic bottles, aluminum cans, industrial hoses, stainless steel wire, wood and foam. The use of common urban objects and recycled materials to build a flower that will move with our water and in our wind is a metaphor for Nature […] more…
Wind Columns
These tall colorful free standing kinetic sculptures can be configured to fit just about any available site. Each sculpture made up of recycled multicolored plastic detergent caps, attached to a sturdy flexible 3/8” fiberglass rod is mounted to a solid concrete base for stability. Designed to pick up the slightest breeze, they gently sway in […] more…
Video Chignon
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Two Blues
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Twist
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Tile Study
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This Way, That Way – Model
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This Way, That Way
I was asked by the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln, MA to make a series of sculptures for a street level window installation at a construction site in Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA. This piece was one of 5 life size sculptures that were inspired by road construction and Hopi Indian, Kachina Dolls. Collection […] more…
The Light Show
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Sun Dots
A site-specific sculpture for the courtyard of the DOT Headquarters, Visitor’s Center and Auditorium. Using materials that honor the Department of Transportation and the work they do, I constructed a large planting of colorful, kinetic, and reflective flowerlike dots sparkling in the Florida sun, swaying in the tropical breeze. more…
Stop
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Specimen
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Slide Collection
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Shimmer
From the first time I saw a audio cassette laying smashed in the road, it’s shiny black magnetic tape snaking across the asphalt, rippling in the breeze, sparkling in the sun light, I knew this mysterious black film was an important material. more…
Shadow
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Sentry
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Self Portrait Right Thumb
5,000 pieces from slides of my life, pictures of friends, places, art, memories. Punched out by hand using a 1/4” paper punch. Secured to Homosote with 5,000 brass plated pins Tracing the whorl and loop of my thumb print like so many molecules of DNA following a skin pattern virtually unchanged since birth. more…
Self Portrait Right Ring
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Self Portrait Right Pinky
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Self Portrait Right Middle
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Self Portrait Right Index
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Sampler
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Playful
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Ova Da Summa
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Night Bloomers
With these pieces titled, “Night Bloomers” I continued to explore the hidden material of the 3.5” floppy disk – out of it’s shell; to touch, twist and bend this thin, black, shiny, opaque disk of film. I started to experiment by pushing the disk into different size round indentations that I made in wood. I […] more…
Nice Garden
This sculpture was commissioned by a manufacturer of plastic and rubber garden hoses. I wanted to build a sculpture that would honor the products the company made and show their customers and staff that while it might only be garden hose to them, it was a fascinating and beautiful material to me outside of it’s […] more…
Newport Art Museum
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Mother
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Maquette For More
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Lunatic Fringe
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Looking Out to Sea
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Line Stick 3•14•45
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Line Stick 220-320
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Like Candy
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Jugs
“JUGS” was made for the lobby of a company that manufactures garden hoses. Using a strong sculptural shape that is easily identifiable with the holding and carrying of liquids, I chose the classical urn, jug form and built them out of the actual products that the company made, rubber and plastic garden hoses, a product […] more…
House Plant
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Hook, Hanger, Flap
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Happy Nest
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Getting Around
This sculpture was commissioned by the advertising agency to honor one of their clients, Dexter Shoe. I went up to Dexter, Maine and toured the factory where the shoes are made. After two days of dumpster diving I returned with a car load of shoe making materials that I then used to build this sculpture. more…
Full Circle
In this piece “Full Circle” I continued to explore the hidden material of the 3.5” floppy – out of the shell; to touch, twist and bend the thin, black, opaque disk of film. I started to experiment by pushing the disk into different size round indentations that I made in wood. I found that different […] more…
Fragment
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Floppy Disks
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Flag
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Earth to Earth
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Croton Zarzamora
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Croton Verde
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Croton Tropical
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Croton Roja
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Croton Los Alamos
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Croton La Ploo Ma
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Croton Grande
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Croton Fresco
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Croton Dorado
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Croton Delgado
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Croton Celofan
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Croton Carnaval
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Croton Calle
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Croton Boda
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Croton Blando
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Croton Ancho
This giant Croton Ancho leaf which means “Wide Croton” in English is from a series of over 20 different leaves, some of which have over 35,000 sequins individually held in place with small custom made stainless steel pins. more…
Croton Adios
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Crate
I’m very interested in the process of packaging things and the relationship between an object and its container. I’m fascinated by the perception that a collectible, such as a toy, is made more valuable if its original package is still intact. more…
Color of Black
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Child
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Caution
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Can Man
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Bubble Gate
Artist’s Statement: Gates don’t usually attract people but rather act as a deterrent to progress, as very tangible obstructions and barriers, part of a system of commands and rules. The implication of gates in our current culture is that of traffic control. My interest in the gate is opposite this, I wanted to explore the […] more…
Black Water
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Big Flower
The yellow plastic bags of this kinetic sculpture catch the wind and swell up with air creating movement and a light rustling sound. Coming up and out from between two trees it looks like a “BIG FLOWER” against the Providence skyline. more…
Best Friends
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Barnacles
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Backbone of the Record Industry
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Art for Attleboro – Windcatcher Installation
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Annie
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Above the Wainscot
Study for a large wall relief more…
9 x Twist
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Peace Marker
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Jumper
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Balls to the Wall
This sculpture was designed specifically for a Sports bar on deck #5 of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s new ship, “Adventure of the Seas”. It is constructed out of new and used golf balls, mini golf balls, logo and range balls. more…
Captails
This commission is part of an outdoor sculpture park that is being established in Wilcox Park, Westerly, RI. These 14 colorful kinetic “CAPTAILS” six feet tall, float on the water among the water lilies and sway in the wind, creating an ever-changing formation for the viewer. more…
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