art

Sculpture

I started doing this as a hobby in the fall of 2000. One day, as an impulse, I picked up some cheap Crayola modeling clay and started to play around with it. With the modeling clay I like create miniature figures, which I first mold, and then carve in fine detail after they have been hardened. I've been focusing on capturing the forms of the human body and the draping of cloth. I decided to take this hobby to the next level by enrolling in a sculpture studio course with the art department at UNC. In this course we worked with wood, metal, and found objects.

Here are some samples of my work:

Blues Guitarist
Sheet metal, rusted stove pipe, and assorted metal scrap,
assembled by arc welding, brazing, bolts and pop-rivets.
Life-size, 5' tall

Front	Left Side	Right Side
Left Side Close: Sepia Toned	Right Side Close: Sepia Toned	Right Side Far: Sepia Toned
Left Side Far: Sepia Toned	Tall Image: Sepia Toned

This work was done as my first project for the course,
ART 16A Sculpture 1, with Professor Juan Logan.

To capture the antique feel of the sculpture I present some of the
above images as in monocrome sepia toned photographs.

Puzzle Face
One piece of pine 2'' x 4'' x 8'', One piece of pine 1'' x 12'' x 8''
One plywood sheet 2' x 2'

Front View: Dark	Front View: Bright
Low View	Left Side

This work was done as my final project for the course,
ART 16A Sculpture 1, with Professor Juan Logan.The object of this project was to
construct a compelling piece of work with just 3 pieces of wood, with prescribed dimensions.

My work is a human face made up of 5 detachable pieces with a resting case.

Reclining Woman
White Sculpey Polymer Modeling Clay, 4.5'' long.

Front View	Front View: Toned	Right View
Front Profile	Top View Toned	Right Profile

This piece was done on my own time at home. It is a clay figurine small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. The figure and pose were taken from a Victoria Secret's catalog.

Portable Landscape: A Medieval Map
Carved wood, acrylic paint, laser printed text, ball point pen and varnish.
Oval 15'' x 13'', 3'' tall

Front View	Top View	Top View Dark
Closeup: Compass	Closeup: Dark Continent

This work was done as my second project for the course,
ART 16A Sculpture 1, with Professor Juan Logan.

The work was original displayed inside an old 1950's briefcase with its inside painted dark blue and studded with stars. The goal of this piece was to portray a medieval diarama covered in images or bizare monstars, foriegn lands and cryptic warnings.

Personal Box
Aluminum box containing wood, clay figures, sheet metal,
printed signs, sticks and mud.
20'' x 15'' x 9''

Technical	Thoughtful	Historical
Closeup: technical	Closeup: Historical	Closeup: Thoughtful
Closeup: Natural	Closeup: Historical

This work was done as my third project for the course,
ART 16A Sculpture 1, with Professor Juan Logan.

Each side represents an aspect of myself, including my love for nature, my love of technology, my love of history and my passion for philosophy and thought. In each room there is a clay figure at home in the surroundings. The street signs welcome the viewer into the domain.