Tribute to the Concussed Skier is a mixed media assemblage sculpture made from old skis and other re-purposed consumer goods. We cut the trees down to make ski runs, but the trees occasionally get their revenge... this is a tribute to that relationsh... 

I like to play with opposites in my artwork, and realized that sex is in opposition to death, and that there could be several visual levels to show their interrelations. "Morte Concubitu" is Latin for "having sex in death" and the title of this icon... 

The Nature of Commodity is a mixed media sculpture depicting the sometimes out-of-balance relationship between humans and our use of the natural world for products and profit. The inverted, natural landscape is mirrored by the industrial scene that i... 

The Thirteenth Skull is a mixed media sculpture created in the tradition of momento mori art (Latin for 'remember that you too will die'). The 12 skulls represent the hours on a clock, and contrasted with the title suggests to the viewer that they ar... 

\'Lotus Eaters\', was inspired by characters from Homer\'s Odyssey. The Lotophagi (lotus eaters) feed on a soporific plant which causes them to forget their homelands and live apathetic, uncaring lives. Their diet causes them to be sleepy and languid... 

"Trilo-Femoral-Mechanicus" is one of my series of mechanized fossils. This series refers to the cyclical nature of time, as well as the suggestion that today's technology will be tomorrow's fossil. 

"Killing Time" is a welded steel sculpture with found object elements (clocks). It is about the temporary and fragile nature of life, and inevitability of death.  

"RoundUp" is a found object assemblage in a frame (wall hanging). The sculpture is about controlling nature, and artificial perfection through harmful meddling. It is named after the pesticide, Round Up.  

"I AM" is welded steel sculpture made entirely from 3/32" steel rod. It is about a moment of spiritual epiphany, and the realization that we are so much more than a physical body.  

"Internal Combustion #2 - Bone Machine" is the second in a series of found object assemblages which address the intersection between humans and internal combustion engine technology.  

"Bio-Cycle" is a part of my series of human/machine hybrids. It was created for the "Different Spokes" bicycle art show in Salem that the Mary Lou Zeek gallery hosted in Feb. 2008. It is in a private collection 

"R-Evolve" is one in my series of human/fossil/machine hybrids. It was created for the Joyride show in New York City (June 18-22, 2009) which happens in conjunction with the international Bicycle Film Festival.