I sculpt beasts.
This cast of original characters emanate from their own whimsical mythologies. Layered with playful interactivity, subtle humor and personal symbolism my narrative creatures explore contemporary social and cultural issues and confront the
beast within us all.
It must have been a whisper.
Perhaps the voice of one.
Questioning procedure
Of how things all were done.
It grew through generations.
From seeds of thoughts to trees.
To a forest on an island
drowning in the sea.
Some saw it as a threat.
To break a fractured nation.
Some did next to nothing.
Some drank it like salvation.
This activist for progress.
On predator rides prey.
A monument devoted
To what meek voices say.
H-84" x W-37" x D-25"
ceramic, wood, metal, foam, epoxy, antlers
Status: Sold
Photo by Sheri Oneal Photography
I am broken.
This you knew.
I tried to fix me.
You did too.
I stoked this fire and it grew.
Green and Red sometimes makes blue.
We traded foresight for this view.
I'm falling here, as are you.
H-4' x W-3' x D-10"
ceramic, epoxy, metal, cedar logs
Status: Sold
Could a beast be tamed?
To work or fight or die.
Giving up on hopes and dreams
Without pause to ask why.
Would a beast be tamed?
Through rules and laws and shame.
A life of sticks and carrots,
A rigged eternal game.
Should a beast be tamed?
To hit hits cues on stage.
To bury every instinct
Content inside a cage.
This beast was never tamed.
The wild won't leave its head.
And when their chains all rust away,
This beast tames you instead.
H-12' x W-6' x D-4'
concrete, fiberglass, epoxy, foam, metal
Assumption Sculpture Garden
Germantown
1213 7th Ave. N
Nashville, TN
"Get your shelled ass moving!"
Barked the wild hare to its ride.
As the tortoise slowed its pace,
And raced on till it died.
H-36" x W-13" x D-25"
ceramic, wood, metal, foam epoxy
Status: Sold
It flew with wings of bolts and bones
Above the fog from coal.
It saw the sky was falling down
And did not tell a soul.
H-76.5" x W-84" x D-35"
ceramic, wood, metal, foam, epoxy
Status: Available
Start this day guns a blazin.
Sail steadfast towards the sun.
With seven seas to explore,
Don't anchor in just one.
H-39" x W-21" x D-17"
ceramic, metal, wood, foam, epoxy
Status: sold
Building castles in your dreams
Are fantasies worth keeping.
Steal your passion from the moon
And stack bricks when not sleeping.
H-34" x W-21" x D-17"
ceramic, metal, wood, foam, epoxy
Composing empires all your life
Remains a noble goal.
Still, obligations signed in ink
Should not involve your soul.
H-34" x W-21" x D-17"
ceramic, metal, wood, foam, epoxy
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