The Other

The Other

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Red

Red

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Fragment

Fragment

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Croton La Ploo Ma

Croton La Ploo Ma

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Dragon & Phoenix

Dragon & Phoenix

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Adirondacks

Adirondacks

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Art for Attleboro – Windcatcher Installation

Art for Attleboro – Windcatcher Installation

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Bike Rack – Crab

Bike Rack – Crab

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Rug

Rug

I am interested in working with small units (stitches, tiles, mosaics, pixels) to build a larger idea as illustrated in “Reflecting Pool”, “Sun Dots”, “Wind Columns” and “Black Water”. more…
Two Blues

Two Blues

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Self Portrait On Rice Paper – Ring

Self Portrait On Rice Paper – Ring

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Inspiration for Loving Cup 38-D

Inspiration for Loving Cup 38-D

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Hubba-Hubba

Hubba-Hubba

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Slide Collection

Slide Collection

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Checkered Marker

Checkered Marker

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Paperwork Reduction Act

Paperwork Reduction Act

  The attorneys that commissioned this sculpture specialize in Tax Law, so it was only fitting that I make the piece out of the actual IRS Tax Forms these people work with.  At tax time, when emotions are running high, and the tax forms get wadded up and thrown around the room, this installation is […] more…
What Is A Book? How Do We Learn?

What Is A Book? How Do We Learn?

  This sculpture has two components both of which address the idea of the book as an object, the process of learning and teaching students to think. The first component is the formal structure of this installation that starts with a large maple bookcase measuring 4 feet high by 12 feet wide and 15 inches […] more…
Captails

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…
Croton Clasico

Croton Clasico

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Why Pay Less?

Why Pay Less?

Body printing on chicken eggs series of prints for an experimental print show, at AS220 Gallery, Providence, RI more…
Traveling Croton

Traveling Croton

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Warning

Warning

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A Ray Of Peace

A Ray Of Peace

I was asked to build a sculpture that would fit into a very large cavernous armory building without getting lost in the space.  The reason for building this piece was to help the City of Providence draw attention to the need for renovating and restoring this historically significant building and raise money for it’s construction […] more…
First Tree

First Tree

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Hook, Hanger, Flap

Hook, Hanger, Flap

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Croton Ancho

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…
Galaxy of Prawns

Galaxy of Prawns

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Hey You

Hey You

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Uh Oh

Uh Oh

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House Plant

House Plant

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Squawk

Squawk

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Lunacy

Lunacy

This is an interactive sculpture, that can be arranged in various configurations. more…
Legs

Legs

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A Meandering Intuition

A Meandering Intuition

This commission sculpture is currently under consideration to be included in the sculpture park of a large investment company.  Following the design of a classical walking labyrinth, this human scale sculpture will be constructed out of 4” diameter stainless steel tubing, meandering around in a field of wild flowers and tall grass.  The path leading […] more…
Chair

Chair

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Black & White Marker

Black & White Marker

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Treepee

Treepee

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Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

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Wind Columns

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…
Help

Help

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Floppy Disks

Floppy Disks

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Thinking About It

Thinking About It

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Self Portrait On Rice Paper – Index

Self Portrait On Rice Paper – Index

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Your Eyes

Your Eyes

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Croton Verde

Croton Verde

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Stop

Stop

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Like Candy

Like Candy

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Purple Tree

Purple Tree

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Self Portrait On Rice Paper – Middle

Self Portrait On Rice Paper – Middle

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Brick

Brick

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Sentry

Sentry

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Getting Around

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…
Barnacles

Barnacles

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Relentless Rain

Relentless Rain

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Soon But Not Yet

Soon But Not Yet

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Grutson

Grutson

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Jeannie

Jeannie

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Labyrinth

Labyrinth

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Red & White Marker

Red & White Marker

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Small Pond

Small Pond

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Croton Fresco

Croton Fresco

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Road Kachina

Road Kachina

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Kimono

Kimono

As part of an invitational gallery show based on the theme “Kimono”, I chose to construct my kimono out of asphalt roofing shingles, a material that always reminded me of subtle colored fabric with an interesting texture. more…
Scotty

Scotty

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Garden Cone

Garden Cone

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This Way, That Way

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…
Line Stick CB-542

Line Stick CB-542

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The Blue Poodle

The Blue Poodle

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Croton Adios

Croton Adios

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Perfect Health

Perfect Health

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Self Portrait Right Ring

Self Portrait Right Ring

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Sun Dots

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…
Ova Da Summa

Ova Da Summa

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Twist

Twist

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Croton Fantasma

Croton Fantasma

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House Special

House Special

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Harlequin

Harlequin

This is an interactive sculpture, it can be arranged in various configurations. more…
Croton Grande

Croton Grande

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Pawtucket Garage Mural

Pawtucket Garage Mural

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Bishop Woods

Bishop Woods

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GE Afghan

GE Afghan

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Nice Garden

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…
Sample

Sample

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Bike Rack – Flower

Bike Rack – Flower

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Constanza

Constanza

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Self Portrait Right Pinky

Self Portrait Right Pinky

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Reflecting Pool

Reflecting Pool

A site specific outdoor sculpture 30 feet in diameter for the Visitor’s Center of the University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Institute at their Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, Rhode Island. This sculpture won the “Commercial Cast-In-Place Concrete Pavement Award”, from the Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Illinois more…
How To Triptych

How To Triptych

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Jugs

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…
Tile Study

Tile Study

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Virginia Biltmore

Virginia Biltmore

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Skinny

Skinny

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Color of Black

Color of Black

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Zipper Box

Zipper Box

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Self Portrait Right Thumb

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…
Specimen

Specimen

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Full Circle

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…
Above the Wainscot

Above the Wainscot

Study for a large wall relief more…
Labyrinth Marker

Labyrinth Marker

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Looking Out to Sea

Looking Out to Sea

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Wainscot

Wainscot

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Croton Roja

Croton Roja

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Danio Malabaricus

Danio Malabaricus

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Spindle

Spindle

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Skin House

Skin House

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Puzzle Marker

Puzzle Marker

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Landscape

Landscape

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Flux Cone Project

Flux Cone Project

Invitational Flux book project Providence Athenaeum, Providence, RI Edition of 17 unique cones. more…
Crate

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…
Maquette For More

Maquette For More

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Parrot Jungle

Parrot Jungle

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Croton Calle

Croton Calle

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Playful

Playful

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Self Portrait On Rice Paper – Pinky

Self Portrait On Rice Paper – Pinky

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Catalonian Fantasy

Catalonian Fantasy

On a recent trip to Barcelona, Spain I came back inspired by the iron gates, grilles, fences, doors and railings made by Catalan metal workers over the centuries. Those metal shapes and forms I saw in Spain all felt so familiar to me having lived in Providence for more than 45 years, living in and […] more…
Jumper

Jumper

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Blue Jumble

Blue Jumble

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Caution

Caution

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Through The Looking Glass

Through The Looking Glass

This is an interactive sculpture, it can be arranged in various configurations. more…
If You Want It Get It

If You Want It Get It

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Self Portrait On Rice Paper – Thumb

Self Portrait On Rice Paper – Thumb

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Video Chignon

Video Chignon

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Tuna Windows

Tuna Windows

Proposal for a series of 15 stained glass windows for the RI Convention Center, upper level. more…
Beneath the Glare

Beneath the Glare

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Self Portrait In Chenille

Self Portrait In Chenille

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Peace Marker

Peace Marker

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Line Stick 220-320

Line Stick 220-320

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Striped Marker

Striped Marker

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Lunatic Fringe

Lunatic Fringe

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Big Flower

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…
Arborvitae

Arborvitae

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Croton Celofan

Croton Celofan

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The Light Show

The Light Show

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Hearth in the Park

Hearth in the Park

This installation is located at the newly built Harvard Street Park, in Cambridge, MA more…
Croton Blando

Croton Blando

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Croton Delgado

Croton Delgado

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Over Here

Over Here

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Flag

Flag

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New Skin

New Skin

There laid in the grass, along the river, the body of a large fallen tree.  No leaves, no limbs, no roots, in some places no bark.  My proposal for this permanent sculpture was to bring a dead tree back to life through the magic of art and paint.  A work of art to be looked […] more…
Earth to Earth

Earth to Earth

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Croton Carnaval

Croton Carnaval

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Zucca Cone

Zucca Cone

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Better Safe Than Sorry

Better Safe Than Sorry

Edition of 11 Prints more…
Happy Nest

Happy Nest

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Newport Art Museum

Newport Art Museum

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Wind Lilies

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…
Bear Right

Bear Right

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Black Water

Black Water

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Croton Boda

Croton Boda

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Shadow

Shadow

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Tidal Pool

Tidal Pool

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Skylight

Skylight

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9 x Twist

9 x Twist

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Swifty

Swifty

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Tiger Log

Tiger Log

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Loving Cup 38-D

Loving Cup 38-D

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Bubble Gate

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…
Pole On Wickenden Street

Pole On Wickenden Street

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Shimmer

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…
Swatch

Swatch

I bought a box of red and yellow hacksaw blades at a job lot store.  As I worked with these blades in my studio I began to see the possibilities outside their intended function.  These blades became a material to fabricate and weave into patterns reminiscent of both traditional American Indian blankets and modern abstract […] more…
Oranges

Oranges

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This Way, That Way – Model

This Way, That Way – Model

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Self Portrait Right Index

Self Portrait Right Index

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Can Man

Can Man

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One Step Closer

One Step Closer

Study for an architectural installation to be constructed out of ceramic tiles and cast concrete. more…
Croton Tropical

Croton Tropical

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Annie

Annie

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Windows on Technology

Windows on Technology

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Couple

Couple

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Double Wonders

Double Wonders

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Architecture

Architecture

This is an interactive sculpture, that can be arranged in various configurations. more…
93

93

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Window Box

Window Box

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Floating Wainscot

Floating Wainscot

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Croton Zarzamora

Croton Zarzamora

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Mother

Mother

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Croton Dorado

Croton Dorado

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Border Crossing

Border Crossing

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Sir

Sir

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Puppy / Dog

Puppy / Dog

This piece titled “Puppy Dog” plays with the idea of one sculpture that is both a Puppy and a Dog. With its head down and black nose sniffing the ground it is Puppy, while it’s red mouth open, neck stretched out it is Dog. more…
Backbone of the Record Industry

Backbone of the Record Industry

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Best Friends

Best Friends

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Collected Works

Collected Works

This is an interactive sculpture, that can be arranged in various configurations. more…
Set Design for Brian Jones

Set Design for Brian Jones

One night installation for a tap dancing review at the Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, Providence, RI more…
Line Stick 3•14•45

Line Stick 3•14•45

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Croton Los Alamos

Croton Los Alamos

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X Squared

X Squared

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Sampler

Sampler

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Raucous

Raucous

This is an interactive sculpture, it can be arranged in various configurations. more…
Seascape

Seascape

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Self Portrait Right Middle

Self Portrait Right Middle

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Billy Boy

Billy Boy

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Child

Child

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I Get It

I Get It

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Harmony Delight

Harmony Delight

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Sunny Side

Sunny Side

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Balls to the Wall

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…
Night Bloomers

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…
This Side Down

This Side Down

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Jacks

Jacks

These large outdoor sculptures were inspired by the child’s game of Jacks. Set off on a slight rise these colorful sculptures are the first public works of art to be commissioned for Slater Park, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 200 hundred years, and were the kick-off pieces for their new Sculpture Park. more…
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