Oxbow
26″ x 27″ x 15″ Textures in cast iron inspired by the texture of the landscape created by the hydrology in Interior Alaska, as seen from the elevation of an airplane. I an captivated by the texture of the land…
Project Type Sculpture
Myopia
Scrap steel, cast bronze, brass wire, reclaimed glass lens12″ x 12″ x 12″ This fanciful navigation device, fabricated loosely after an armillary sphere, is a representation of our own internal universe. At the center of an armillary sphere is the…
Plumb
5.5″ x 11.75″ x 6.5″Copper electroformed bronze screen, cast bronze, chain A straight and plumb structure is the key to order. So many houses and buildings in Interior Alaska start out straight, level and plumb, but over time they succumb…
Baba Yaga’s House
3.5″ x 5″Cast glass, bronze, brass Still wrapped up in walking house imagery. Took a break to focus on more whimsical folk stories, like Baba Yaga and her house in the forest with chicken feet.
American Dream 2: Fairbanks, AK
Bronze, bronze braising wire, patina10” x 38” x 10″ This piece is a continuation of my experience living on discontinuous permafrost. The dynamic nature of ground in Interior Alaska cannot be understated. Houses are built on unstable ground, and sometimes…
The Watcher
Sandcast bronze, reclaimed convex lens5.5″ x 8″
Show the Path. Know the Way
Brass, reclaimed biconvex lens2.75″ x 3.25″ A fantastical device for navigation. This planchette bears the coordinates of the user’s home as the beginning of a journey and is meant to be used in tandem with a map. Just like a…
The Exigent Nightlight
6″ x 6″ x 24″Aluminum, concrete, fiber optic filament, LED lights, steel, cotton floss At the moment, art-making isn’t my full-time job. I work for the University of Alaska Fairbanks. This past summer UAF declared financial exigency due to state…
Engineered Foundation
Copper, kiln-cast glass1.5″ x 7.5″ x 1.5″ Home foundations in Interior Alaska often sit above the ground to keep the frozen earth below from thawing, and to allow for a foundation to be adjusted if the ground does move beneath…
The American Dream: Fairbanks, AK
Kiln-cast glass, sterling silver This hollow-form statement ring embodies the reality of housing in Fairbanks and exemplifies our personal relationship to the place in which we live. As we often use rings in wedding ceremonies here in the United States,…