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, 2008

One 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 Fair