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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Striving for a "higher plane" in an idyllic setting
Traveling Light/ Preparing for War, 2008
All the tools I brought to my residency.
Table is 4' x8'
An untitled material study.A slice of Parallam joist (engineered beam) nailed to the wall beside the beam.
Beam is 96" L
Grass, 2008
Polystyrene, up to 96" H
I planted lengths of foam that were scraps from another project. The longer lengths swayed slowly and dramatically with the wind. The shorter lengths vibrated rapidly. I think I'll make another version of this at some point.
The Urge to Tunnel Out, 2008
A rusty pipe pierces the corner of a wall. Pipe is 50"L
It rained for a week straight in Vermont and I became a bit violent.
Funny how this act seemed so renegade, when it took about five minutes to repair the wall.
view through the pipe
Partially Refinished Chair #1, 2008One slat removed, sanded, polished and replaced
Vermont
Some pictures of my month at the Vermont Studio Center
The Red Mill (main building, dining hall, etc.)
Main Street. Johnson, VT
Lumberjack roundup at the Lamoile County FairFriday, May 23, 2008
projo
projo, 2008
paper mache, rubber mulch, bolt
I can't shake the nature I see in busted elements of city infrastructure.
"projo" is the abbreviated local rag, the Providence Journal. Rubber mulch is made from tires and other rubber waste. It retains its color and doesn't decompose. I've "planted" this pathetic, denuded signpost in synthetic landscape mulch both as portrait and monument.
paper mache, rubber mulch, bolt
I can't shake the nature I see in busted elements of city infrastructure.
"projo" is the abbreviated local rag, the Providence Journal. Rubber mulch is made from tires and other rubber waste. It retains its color and doesn't decompose. I've "planted" this pathetic, denuded signpost in synthetic landscape mulch both as portrait and monument.
Square Peg Round Hole
Square Peg Round Hole, 2008
wood, soil, sod
Laser cut MDF tree grate, flocked with sawdust references cast iron texture and biodegradable planters. One square foot of lawn is caged within it. A reflection on the contrived spaces for "nature" in urban environments and the friction between the built world and wilderness.
wood, soil, sod
Laser cut MDF tree grate, flocked with sawdust references cast iron texture and biodegradable planters. One square foot of lawn is caged within it. A reflection on the contrived spaces for "nature" in urban environments and the friction between the built world and wilderness.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
The Difference Between a Cinderblock
The Difference Between a Cinderblock, 2008
Ash, epoxy putty, foam, rebar, cast concrete.
Two "prototypes" of the voids within a cinderblock are "weighed" and compared. Directly below sits a cast concrete form. The cast form matches the dimensions of a cinderblock, but solid of course. The thin shelves cantilever about 4' off the wall with a 1/4" space between them. The space is dramatized by a black-burned edge. The vertical element of the shelf is invisibly attached to the wall.
(This is a bad studio shot.)
Ash, epoxy putty, foam, rebar, cast concrete.
Two "prototypes" of the voids within a cinderblock are "weighed" and compared. Directly below sits a cast concrete form. The cast form matches the dimensions of a cinderblock, but solid of course. The thin shelves cantilever about 4' off the wall with a 1/4" space between them. The space is dramatized by a black-burned edge. The vertical element of the shelf is invisibly attached to the wall.
(This is a bad studio shot.)
Fountain
Fountain, 2008
wood, oil
Hollowed logs filled with black oil. Over the 2 week installation, the oil saturated the wood, rendering the cut edge almost black.
I hoped to create a truncated forest of self-reflecting pools.
wood, oil
Hollowed logs filled with black oil. Over the 2 week installation, the oil saturated the wood, rendering the cut edge almost black.
I hoped to create a truncated forest of self-reflecting pools.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Drain, 2007
Drain, 2007
CVG Doug Fir and expansion joint (think sidewalk cracks).
30"x 32"x 4.5"
CVG Doug Fir and expansion joint (think sidewalk cracks).
30"x 32"x 4.5"
I've been taking photographs of industrial job-lots in Providence. This piece is a hybrid image of several storm drains and sewer grates. Clear Vertical Grain Doug Fir is the most prized variety of a very common construction wood. I executed some fairly delicate joinery with it and translated a similar amount of attention to the tarry fiber material.
Not yet titled (tire stop)
The form of a parking lot tire stop.
Solid Cherry, polished rebar, and burn detail.
Main element is 5' x 5" x 7"
Solid Cherry, polished rebar, and burn detail.
Main element is 5' x 5" x 7"
The Perfect Shave
The Perfect Shave
Maple and paint on a maple shelf. Shelf is 6"x 8"x 1" mounted at 48".
Bottom shot is an underside detail
Maple and paint on a maple shelf. Shelf is 6"x 8"x 1" mounted at 48".
Bottom shot is an underside detail
"Stick Art"
A Proposed End to the Proliferation of Deer Imagery in Contemporary Art
...seriously though.
Some Years Removed
This is 1 of 3 pieces in a mini-series called Some Years Removed which are altered Douglas Fir 4x4x8s.
I saw a documentary last year about I.M. Pei wherein a master Japanese woodworker explained the traditional method for dimensioning a sacred timber. The carpenter would carve away one year at a time, following the tree's growth rings until the timber reached appropriate size.
I was profoundly affected by this knowledge.
I was profoundly affected by this knowledge.
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