Remake of Log Cabin Quilt Block

 A few years ago, I made a log cabin quilt block, but I was unhappy with it.  I decided to remake it and add a frame.   

 

My Christmas Ornament for 2021

This is etched copper

 

Candelabras

 These are two candelabras that I made for a client. These are of steel, with very light construction, using 1/2 inch candles. The client provided photos, which I used as the basis for these two pieces. These are approximately 3 feet long.

 

End Table

 I was asked to make an end table, using pine with pine beetle stains, coated with spar varnish.   The legs and frame are steel.   

Utah Quilt Block

This is part of my quilt block series, in this case a nine patch quilt.   I am juxtaposing the ancient and the modern, the petroglyph with the pictograph.   The copper panels are deeply etched, like a petroglyph carved into stone.  The frame is beetle killed pine.   The center panel represents the famous Supernova petroglyph from Chaco Canyon.

Utah is a place where petroglyphs, jeeps and oil development come together.  This is about as close to a political piece as I do.    

Diversity 2 Art Show

I participated in the Diversity 2 Art show in Fort Collins Colorado Feb. 5-8.  There were several artists participating.   The metalwork is mine.

Pre-Inca Mask

The local art museum has an annual mask fundraiser.   The museum provides a white clay mask, and artists paint or embellish the mask as they see fit.   I decided to go a different route, reproducing it in copper.

My Pre-Inca Copper Mask represents my response to early Peruvian metalwork.  On a recent trip to Peru, I was fortunate to see pre-Hispanic metalwork at the Larco Museum in Lima.  I was amazed at the quality of the work.  This mask is my tribute to those ancient metalworkers.  The green patina around the edge represents the corrosion found on buried metalwork; the shine shows how the pieces looked when they were made and worn.