EXTRUSION/BIRTH

2011
stainless steel
72” x 63” x 108”

GYR FAMILY CYCLE

2003 58x21x36in
2009 106x62x42in
2007 28x14x10in

An image from the Industrialization of Beings series, GYR FAMILY CYCLE denotes youth and aging, the generational presence, projecting hope and suggesting stewardship in maintaining the continuity of all life forms.

SLINKY MAN

2011
steel - painted with green automotive paint
46” x 56” x 52”

Working the sculpture as one would in improvisational dance — I had to wrestle the piece into its stance — finding balance and stability from the chance forms that became it's multiple legs.

CLOUDSCAPE

polychrome wood
70.5x45x18.5in

SPIRALITIOUS

The intent of the piece is perfect balance. The animated gesture presents multiple views as one moves around the piece. Spirals expand and contract generating the playful aspect of impending motion.

DUO

2006
bronze
37x24x11in
Two becomes one.
Model for large scale, site specific

STEELIES

series
polychrome steel
dimensions variable

ELLA RACING THE WIND

This unusual form presents a massive large stone that has presence and strength yet suggests movement.
The piece is a unique organic shape with angled edges that form a softly abstracted parallelogram. It is that parallelogram edge that takes the eye of the viewer around the piece and imparts a sense of movement.
The image has a timeless open feeling, with polished front and back reflecting light and surrounding color and revealing the depth and richness of the stone. The angled side edges maintain the rough character of the rock itself and present a thin wing–like appearance.

FILM NOIR ENSEMBLE

2007, in process
water tower fragments/steel
22 feet high

This lively 22-foot-tall steel sculpture is based on one of my earlier pieces, COUPLE DANCING, a small bronze sculpture of two figures “dancing.” In this new work, my intention was to make the piece feel spontaneous and light, defying its weight, as brushstrokes in space.

Movement is the inherent gesture.

STONE PONY FAMILY

1975
concrete/steel
65 x 120 x 150 in

This interactive sculpture was funded by Ruth Asawa’s Alvarado Art Workshop in San Francisco-made on site and located at Commodore Stockton Elementary School in Chinatown. Children could ride on these sculptures and fantasize adventure. This is my first sculpture in the public sphere.