Creative Collection

These are works of pure expression, energy, and a desire to create excellent things, representing my current body of work. I am exploring classical ideas and images in an intuitive and contemporary manner, neither attempting to overthrow the cannon of classical art, or preserve it as such. This is my interaction and diologue with the tradition of my craft, and homage to contemporary carvers who inspire me. I seek to create value for collectors with pieces in an accessible scale, that enrich both literal and intellectual spaces.

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“The Messenger” Colorado marble and Brazilian citrine. Roughly 12”x13”x15”

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Masks have always held a certain mystique, and  seem to be universally striking and emotive. However, they definitively have an emptiness to them.

What if a mask was alive? What if it was more than a shell to be filled by a hidden face? These ideas are at play within this work.

The subject is an archetypal conceptualization of the “The Messenger,” a spiritual being who enters our reality bringing wisdom, warnings, encouragement, or judgment from the realm beyond the veil; from God. It’s a theme that grows out of classical and Judeo-Christian traditions, as well as being inspired by experiences of a more personal nature.

“Clockface” in Turkish Afyon Marble.

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A variation on the age old “moment mori” theme, this peace is a meditation on human mortality and its relationship to the passage of time. The realism of the skull is striking, especially paired with the vague form work that implies blowing sand over the clock.

“Rising tide” in Georgia Cherokee Marble, roughly 9.5” x 11” x 10.5”.

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I find so much haunting beauty expressed in statues by the ancient greeks. Often those works are fragmented and incomplete. It seems to me that their faces are burned into our collective consciousness even after so many centuries, and this piece grows out of a reflection on this. It is a fragment of beauty adrift or afloat or perhaps sinking in a world that can be so overwhelming. The single tear captures that spirit of melancholy, perhaps in mourning for one lost, or for simple times, or simply due to the struggle of finding solid ground in this world.

“Casear” in St Jean French Marble.

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An obvious homage to classical sculpture, this piece is about permanence and fragility, and how ideas and culture endure. The melting face challenges the material on a technical level, and compliments the dynamic and rich nature of the stone itself. The contrast between smooth and rich textures further illuminate the themes, and the overall complexity of execution and simplicity of form bring the image into a contemporary, conceptual space.

“Battlecry” Colorado marble. Roughly 8”x10”x15”.

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One of the artist’s archetypal works drawing on the Greco-Roman tradition. Our society was intentionally modeled after those ancient republics — we live within a legacy of classical culture in many ways. This Sculpture answers  that voice of history still sounding around us, honoring and advancing the provenance of the medium.

Building on images of Aries/Mars as the quintessential warrior, it is meant to represent the determined and indomitable spirt of the fighter as having a valid place in a world which sometimes requires it. It is about fighting the darkness, fighting against blockages to a free life, fighting for what one believes in. That said, there is a complexity and ambiguity in the expression that is meant to beg the question of where the line is drawn between noble fighting spirit, and destructive rage or will to dominate.

“Harvester” Colorado marble and Nephrite Jade. Roughly 9”x11”x13”

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An archetypal work derived from the Ceres/Dimeter goddess of antiquity, associated with agriculture, the harvest, fertility, and motherhood.

Rather than an image of a “Harvester” as a laborer, this piece focuses on the lively and alert spirit of growing things; the richness earth can yield, and the beauty of living things.

An interplay of delicacy and strength is woven into the work, as well as reverence and excitement for mystery and hidden bounty yet to be revealed.

“Water and Life” in Turkish Afyon Marble, roughly 6”x9”x18”.

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One of my favorite carvings, this piece shows my desire to explore and push the material of stone, learning what is and is not possible in the medium and finding the limits of my skill and knowledge. The hand is a motif in my work, since hands reveal so much about individuals, and symbolize our ability to express ourselves and co-create the world around us, affecting changes and making new things from the stuff of our reality. Water is as mysterious as it is commonplace. Not only is it essential for life in an obvious way, it also holds and retains memory and meaning in its more subtle qualities, and serves as an intermediary medium between layers of reality; the place where the material and spiritual connect. This work is both dynamic and calm, serving as a meditative prompt and anchor.

“Fruit of the Tree” Carrara marble and African Jasper. Roughly 8”x9”12”.

An obvious and powerful image from the “Book of Genesis”, and one that has been widely signified in literature and folklore. This work elicits meditation on the disparity between appearance and reality, poison and promise, beauty and seduction.