27 Sep Don’t Forget To Feed The Cat
This is a hand-cut mechanical collage. The cat slowly approaches the terrified soldiers. Once she gets close, her eyes glow bright green, then shut off again as she recedes.
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27 Sep Moire Tension
A rare look inside the fake news studio.
27 Sep Invasive Species
Shown here, the invasive species is riding a giant grasshopper that evolved as a result of its meddling with its local environment.
27 Sep Stocking Stalker
She’s got legs, and she’s got a machine to use them.
27 Sep LepiDroptera
This is the second iteration of a “Butterfly Paratrooper” theme. This one involved the exhaustive “Engine Turning” technique that produces the swirled metal pattern seen on the face of the enclosure.
27 Sep The Male Gaze
Here is a plain, uncensored look at the “male gaze” in media…..I know…Its kind of raunchy. But its funny too right?
27 Sep InfoWar
Hand cut collage from old magazines. Its difficult to see in these photos, but the glass is domed about 3″ deep, and the elements are splayed out to fill the space.
27 Sep Old Habits
Hand cut collage dispersed between layered acrylic sheets.
16 Oct Small Collage Works
Shown here is a selection of works from a series of small hand cut collages completed for my solo exhibit: The 2nd Dimension of the 1st World (2018). Graphic elements are distributed between layers of clear acrylic, creating various degrees of depth in each piece.
27 Feb Exploded Bridgeport
Much of my work originates from a deep love of machinery, and a curiosity about how things work. This piece is a salvaged head from a Bridgeport Milling Machine (a fairly iconic cornerstone of the metal working world). The idea was to build a literal reference to an exploded parts diagram of the machine, and use as many traditional manual machining techniques in the process to make it happen. The result is a real departure from the rest of my portfolio, but I’m confident that it will lead to more work in this vein.
27 Feb The Henchman
This little fellow is the latest entry in my series of characters for the stop motion animation film that I will likely never make. I’ve always loved animation, enough to build figures like this, but the actual feat of producing a film still eludes me (though I did manage to make the little 24 second test below). If this guy seems familiar, it is due to his genetic relationship to the crew of the good ship Megalodon.
06 Nov Case Study
This piece evolved from observations made while watching my 3 year old son play with the steering wheel and radio buttons in our car. I told him “We can do better” and this is the result. The dizzying array of analog interface elements are equally engaging for children and adults.
06 Nov Tool Studies
This series was an exploration into tool use and tool making. Each was intended to balance between absurd and functional. Titles in order of appearance: Amplers, Moneyshot, Nibbler, Soloist’s Dueling Pistol, Coffin Nailer, and Hand Tool.
06 Nov Tyranny of the Masses
This is a “Weapon of Consensus”. Justice can now be administered whenever three like-minded operators are present.
07 Nov Viewmaster
I’ve come to see this little piece as a quasi-scientific means for generating views on social media posts.
14 May Anatomy of Conflict
I don’t usually take a conceptual approach to making art, but when using an assault rifle as a “found object” it is difficult to avoid. From a mechanical perspective, I’m fascinated by guns, from a moral perspective, I’m conflicted about them. However you feel about them, they’re a divisive issue worth discussing.
Although very little material was added to the original rifle, the process of cutting and reassembling its various pieces required quite a lot of time and technique. The color scheme was chosen to mimic educational anatomy models found in schools and doctors offices.
06 Nov Lotus
Years ago I was gifted this interesting cigarette dispenser. The resulting sculpture was my attempt to bring out its best kinetic qualities.
06 Nov The Creative Professionals Retirement Plan
Benefits for the creative professional include: 404k retirement plan, anti-social security, and shown here, access to medi-cane, which provides artists with a late life opportunity to finally do something useful.
05 Dec Pentacopter
I like to think of this sculpture as one of Leonardo DaVinci’s rejected ideas. Conceived after a night of drinking, the master thought better of the design, and tore the page from his notebook in disgust. Centuries later the page was discovered behind a bookcase and brought to life by a mediocre artist.
05 Dec The Protagonist
This figure was developed as an experiment in stop motion animation. When I was young, it was my ambition to become an animator, so I felt it was time to take a stab at producing a small film. The result was considerable time spent (happily) developing the linkages necessary to build armatures such as this one, but regrettably I found I did not have the temperament for the actual frame by frame capture required to see the experiment through.
05 Dec Webcrawler
This creature was originally developed as a character for a stop motion animation project, and later reimagined as a stand alone sculpture.
05 Dec The Bright Idea
We all have to face the limits of our intellect from time to time. These days technology can typically be depended on to pick up the slack. But what if you don’t have network access??!! Or power??!! This machine provides inspiration, and works off the grid.
05 Dec Utinsect
In many homes it is common to have a drawer, typically in the kitchen, where random, seldom used, utensils are jumbled together. If these conditions are left unattended for too long, “Utinsects” can form, breed, and eventually overrun a household.
05 Dec The Fate of the Capitola
Not much is known of the Fate of the Capitola. The humble fishing vessel was lost with at sea.
08 Nov Solo Exhibition “Parts & Labor” October 2016
In October 2016 I had the honor to team up with curator Anja Ulfeldt and the On-Sight Project to have my first solo exhibition in many years. “Parts & Labor” was on display at 471 9th Street in Oakland CA. I’m very grateful to have had the opportunity to share these works with so many enthusiastic people, in such a beautiful space.
