Since folks have been commenting on my sculpture at Maryhill Museum of Art, I thought it appropriate to include another in the “fencepost” series. A couple of years ago, I created a “Fencepost” sculpture, entitled “Metropolis Fencepost” (bronze and stainless steel). It was largely inspired by Fritz Lang’s masterpiece film “Metropolis” (1927) combined with my [...]

Summer time. Now, with the “Bodie” sculpture completed and installed in downtown Richland, I am working on a small commission piece for a collector in California and some speculative work of my own. Of course, I am casting about for more work, as well. If anyone out there is interested in my sculpture or my [...]

Balancing and counter balancing mass is a big part of my sculpture work. That, along with an  asymmetrical design approach fosters a sense of movement and, even, precariousness in the overall forms. I find symmetry and the use of too many right angles to be rather boring and far too static.

Singer Lena Horne died this past week, and I was reminded of a sculpture I did entitled “Stormy Weather.”  This piece was influenced by the stormy spring weather in Benton County, which was when I was working on it in my studio, and got the title from the song that Ms. Horne made so famous.  The sculpture is bronze and [...]