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Ballots Bleu

Created during an artist residency in Passy, France. I asked the farmer of the village if He could bale the few acres of weeds that He had just cut down. I painted them with acrylic  ultramarine paint and then placed them with a tractor at several different locations including: In front of a mayors offices in …

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Le Lavoir

Created and installed in a 500 year old laundry building in Passy, France, Le Lavoir employs silhouettes of women washing clothes in different poses. These are suspended between linen bed sheets borrowed from people in the village and installed on top is a soaker hose that with a pump, soaks the sheets creating a cool, ethereal environment …

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Red Palm

Commissioned by the City of San Diego for the exhibition entitled: ” Urban Trees” placed along the waterfront in downtown San Diego.

The Party

Designed as a total group of sculptures, the set was purchased by the W Hotel, Scottsdale, Arizona for the main lobby . Painted and carved wood measuring from 3′ tall to 7′ tall. The group is made up of caricatures that attend a party such as: the Actor, The HairDresser, The Psychologist and even the …

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Desert Forms

Commissioned by SRP ( Salt River Project ) Phoenix, Arizona, ( One of the electrical power companies in the Phoenix area. ) Installed in the companies headquarters next to a 5 story stairway and 3 sites at the company library on the 5th floor. 29 sculptures in all made of naturally patinated steel.Various sizes from …

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Winged Flight

Commissioned by the Phoenix Arts Commission for Deer Vally Airport. ” Winged flight stands 15′ tall x 15′ wide with silhouettes of airplanes that are flown at the airport cut out of the vertical stabilizer shape. The sculpture sits on a plaza with a sand painting of the scaled flight map and the plane images …

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Universal Solar Shadowgraph

Created in Detroit ,Michigan with a grant from The Arizona Commission on the Arts, Universal Solar Shadowgraph was exhibited at The Tempe Art Center and the Town of Carefree, Arizona before being purchased by the Town of Paradise Valley, Arizona. 4 triangular units made of steel plate have symbols representing each country around the world …

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Momentum

Commissioned by Scottsdale Public Art Momentum which can be found in the three-story atrium at One Civic Center. The sculptural installation incorporates curved aluminum tubing that supports varied lengths of nylon and dacron fabric. Its triangular fabric panels are sewn together and weighted at the bottom. Momentum engages the three-story space with five units that …

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