Mini-Portfolio
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1) Tampa Centennial Keep, Pre-cast concrete, 28’x5’x5’, Tampa, FL, 2003 Commissioned by Tampa Public Art.
The clock tower has sculptural and graphic relief that depict the significant cultural events and people in the life of the historic Tampa Union train station on site. Four timepieces adorn the column. The design of the clock tower also reflects the architectural elements of the restored station and to on-site structures no longer in existence.
2) Tampa Centennial Keep, Clay Detail.
3) Tampa Centennial Keep, Clay Detail.
The clock tower has sculptural and graphic relief that depict the significant cultural events and people in the life of the historic Tampa Union train station on site. Four timepieces adorn the column. The design of the clock tower also reflects the architectural elements of the restored station and to on-site structures no longer in existence.
2) Tampa Centennial Keep, Clay Detail.
3) Tampa Centennial Keep, Clay Detail.
4) Ames Circle of Arts, Pre-cast concrete and cast bronze, Ames, IA, 24' x24' x15', 2005.
Commissioned by the City of Ames, IA, Public Art Program. The monument, located in Bandshell Park, is a tribute to the arts. In the center of the monument is a bronze allegorical figure, creativity. She holds the seed of creativity in her outstretched arm. Around her, hanging in the five arches, are bronze to set medallions that depict five of the arts. These include: Fine Arts, Literary Arts, Musical Arts, Dramatic Arts and Athletic Arts. There is a bench seeding between the arches. The monument was designed style and scale to fit harmoniously within the Park setting.
5) Ames Circle of Arts, Detail.
6) Ames Circle of Arts, Detail.
Commissioned by the City of Ames, IA, Public Art Program. The monument, located in Bandshell Park, is a tribute to the arts. In the center of the monument is a bronze allegorical figure, creativity. She holds the seed of creativity in her outstretched arm. Around her, hanging in the five arches, are bronze to set medallions that depict five of the arts. These include: Fine Arts, Literary Arts, Musical Arts, Dramatic Arts and Athletic Arts. There is a bench seeding between the arches. The monument was designed style and scale to fit harmoniously within the Park setting.
5) Ames Circle of Arts, Detail.
6) Ames Circle of Arts, Detail.
7) Student Body Promenade, Precast Concrete and brick, 5’ x60’x10’, Pennsylvania State Univ., State College, PA. 2010.
Five columns depicting the 150-year history of the Pennsylvania State University Student Body. The five columns follow the college’s growth from a Farm Grant College to present day. The imagery represents significant historical events as well as social and cultural life. The installation is in front of the “Hub” Student Center facing the ellipse lawn.
8) Student Body Promenade, Detail.
9) Student Body Promenade, Detail.
Five columns depicting the 150-year history of the Pennsylvania State University Student Body. The five columns follow the college’s growth from a Farm Grant College to present day. The imagery represents significant historical events as well as social and cultural life. The installation is in front of the “Hub” Student Center facing the ellipse lawn.
8) Student Body Promenade, Detail.
9) Student Body Promenade, Detail.
10) The Shepard Historical Columns, Detail, Five pieces, Mixed Media & neon lighting, 8’x2’x2’ each, Providence, RI, 1999.
Commissioned by Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, Percent for Art Program, for the Shepard Building in Providence. The five columns, cast fiberglass, are located in the display windows of the former department store, each depicting period print advertising in three-dimensional relief. Each column depicts a twenty-year time span from 1880 on. The graphics and imagery reflect artistic styles of the period. Color changing neon light that shines through cracks in the columns is controlled by a computer. Relief sculpted images are modeled in the time period style they represent.
11) The Shepard Historical Columns, Clay detail of relief sculpture.
12) Shepard Historical Chronicler No.2, Mixed Media, 6'x4'x5', Providence, RI 1999.
Part of the Shepard Building commission. The "machine" has five rotating drums visible through the window areas. As the drums randomly spin, they light-up, displaying print ads from the Shepard Department store. The ad images relate to the three-dimensional relief sculpt on the window columns.
Commissioned by Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, Percent for Art Program, for the Shepard Building in Providence. The five columns, cast fiberglass, are located in the display windows of the former department store, each depicting period print advertising in three-dimensional relief. Each column depicts a twenty-year time span from 1880 on. The graphics and imagery reflect artistic styles of the period. Color changing neon light that shines through cracks in the columns is controlled by a computer. Relief sculpted images are modeled in the time period style they represent.
11) The Shepard Historical Columns, Clay detail of relief sculpture.
12) Shepard Historical Chronicler No.2, Mixed Media, 6'x4'x5', Providence, RI 1999.
Part of the Shepard Building commission. The "machine" has five rotating drums visible through the window areas. As the drums randomly spin, they light-up, displaying print ads from the Shepard Department store. The ad images relate to the three-dimensional relief sculpt on the window columns.
Commissions
13) Guilin Harmony, Steel and acrylic, 21’x20’x20’, 1998.
I was invited to design and create this sculpture by the Yu-Zi Paradise International Sculpture Park in Guilin, People’s Republic of China. The sculpture, fabricated on site features a solar powered light that illuminates the central sphere. The five poles represent the continents working to promote world harmony. The center light had to be raised from the original lower position as the water buffalo in the park liked to play with it, with their noses.
14) River-Beacons, Aluminum and acrylic, 22’x6’x6’(Largest section) 1998.
One of three pieces in a group, commissioned by the City of Providence for Convergence XI. The white spheres lit up with blue light at night. The location is the central Water Park basin in downtown Providence.
15) Relics, Four pieces, wood and fiberglass, 14’x3’x3’ each, 1999
One of four pieces in a group commissioned by the City of Providence for Convergence XII. The gold spheres were designed to reflect the light of the promenade and the Waterfire events. The pieces were located in front of the Rhode Island School of Design Auditorium along the waterway.
I was invited to design and create this sculpture by the Yu-Zi Paradise International Sculpture Park in Guilin, People’s Republic of China. The sculpture, fabricated on site features a solar powered light that illuminates the central sphere. The five poles represent the continents working to promote world harmony. The center light had to be raised from the original lower position as the water buffalo in the park liked to play with it, with their noses.
14) River-Beacons, Aluminum and acrylic, 22’x6’x6’(Largest section) 1998.
One of three pieces in a group, commissioned by the City of Providence for Convergence XI. The white spheres lit up with blue light at night. The location is the central Water Park basin in downtown Providence.
15) Relics, Four pieces, wood and fiberglass, 14’x3’x3’ each, 1999
One of four pieces in a group commissioned by the City of Providence for Convergence XII. The gold spheres were designed to reflect the light of the promenade and the Waterfire events. The pieces were located in front of the Rhode Island School of Design Auditorium along the waterway.
Gallery Art |
16) Time Keep, mixed media, wood and ceramic, 20"x20" x60", 1991.
The ceramic castle under the clear dome appears to have a relationship with the geared, clock-like machine below it (made of wood).
17) Red Oxide Urn, Ceramic, 12"x12"x28", 1991.
The ruins of a past civilization atop the urn conceal the ruins of an earlier civilization inside the piece, visible through the small window openings.
18) Eve, Mixed Media, 24"x12" x 68", 1991.
A female figure (wax) appears to be being created by a geared, clock-like machine (all wood).
The ceramic castle under the clear dome appears to have a relationship with the geared, clock-like machine below it (made of wood).
17) Red Oxide Urn, Ceramic, 12"x12"x28", 1991.
The ruins of a past civilization atop the urn conceal the ruins of an earlier civilization inside the piece, visible through the small window openings.
18) Eve, Mixed Media, 24"x12" x 68", 1991.
A female figure (wax) appears to be being created by a geared, clock-like machine (all wood).
Relief Work |
19) City Life - Tampa, clay pattern, 35” x 35” x 2.5”, Tampa, FL, 2008.
Commissioned by WPM Construction and City of Tampa. The reliefs depict the City of Tampa. The reliefs, cast by Formglas of Toronto, Canada adorn the Embassy Suites Hotel Skybridge to the Convention Center. Seven total cast and installed.
20) Westshore Air, Clay Pattern, 60” x 60” x 2.5”, Tampa, FL 2012.
Commissioned by the City of Tampa. The relief, one of four, depicts the early airport in Westshore area of Tampa. Castings by Spaulding Fiberglass, St. Petersburg, FL The sculptures were for the I-4 renovations through the city of Tampa
Commissioned by WPM Construction and City of Tampa. The reliefs depict the City of Tampa. The reliefs, cast by Formglas of Toronto, Canada adorn the Embassy Suites Hotel Skybridge to the Convention Center. Seven total cast and installed.
20) Westshore Air, Clay Pattern, 60” x 60” x 2.5”, Tampa, FL 2012.
Commissioned by the City of Tampa. The relief, one of four, depicts the early airport in Westshore area of Tampa. Castings by Spaulding Fiberglass, St. Petersburg, FL The sculptures were for the I-4 renovations through the city of Tampa