Imagine Art as New Social Commentary

Browse Through My Works

Imagine Art as New Social Commentary

Browse Through My Works
“Black Rhino”, clay, mortar, paint, carved wood, steel rod, cement, height with base 33 ¼”, bug 8” ht. X 15” length

Striking Mixed Media Art Inspired by Babylonian Friezes

Welcome

My present work is influenced by ancient Babylonian friezes of brick which often depicted animals and the violent conquest of nature and how these records of extinction and control come forward to us in our own time of trouble.

“City”, clay and mortar, total width of group 60 inches, height 18 1/2

“City” detail

“Migrant Monarchs”, clay, mortar, carved wood, steel and copper wire, tin, size range 4” in width to 21” width

“Leaf-footed bug”, clay, mortar, paint, carved wood, copper wire and tin, 18” X 21 ½”

“Black Rhino”, clay, mortar, paint, carved wood, steel rod, cement, height with base 33 ¼”, bug 8” ht. X 15” length

Specimen Group

Wall installation, Oceanside Museum of Art, mixed media, 12’ wide X 10’ height

Installation detail

“Staghorn Beetle”, clay, mortar, carved wood, steel, paint, plexiglass and wood box, 17” X 23”

“Right Ear”, terra cotta, mortar, height 7” X 5”

Marsden and Marigold’s Marvelous Menagerie-Children’s Book, 36 pages, 9” X 12”, watercolor illustrations with lyrics by David Matlin, 2020