ABOUT THE ARTIST

Born in Texas into the baby boomer generation, now lives in Northern New Mexico.

ABOUT STATEMENT

"I find imposing a graphic design over a natural material and then exposing that uncontrolled naturalness to be a most intriguing concept; hard edged drawing over unexpected wood grain. A simple idea but with endless variation. This dichotomy is present in all of my work, be it a large, involved wall piece, or a simple wood pin".

ABOUT THE WORK

Wood pins are made by sand carving (sandblasting) designs into 1/4" thick poplar wood. The design work is cut through a resist materal which protects the wood from the etching effect of sandblasting. The etched wood is sanded, painted, until the final effect is achieved, the wood is then sealed. A simple nicklel pin back is glued to the wood and protected by a suede patch.

PROFILE

Bacelor of Architecture from UT at Austin in the late 60's
Worked with glass, metal, stone and most recently wood.
Commissions include a 850 lb glass cast for San Antonio bridge lights and a 460 sq. ft. sandblasted glass for a Texas prison.

EDUCATOR

Educator in numerous glass studos and instructor at The Cleveland Institue of Art

SHOWS

Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show
Crested Butte, Co. Craft Show
Work represented at numerous retail and fine art galleries.