About the Artist

Artist Statement

     Using wood, motors, hardware, wire, rope, metal and other industrial materials, I create abstract kinetic assemblages that move and make sound.  Sometimes with a sense of whimsey, and sometimes not.  (Though not my intention, I have been told that most of my work has a whimsical edge.)  I sometimes think of myself as a choreographer, except instead of creating movement for dancers, I create movement for wood, motors and hardware.

     The movement and sound in my work is inspired by what I see in the world around me. It is usually powered by a motor, sometimes by interaction with the viewer.  I usually like the sculpture to take on a life of its own without needing human intervention, in which case it has a motor.  Sometimes I like to incorporate human interaction in the piece; in this case it takes a person to pull a rope or turn a wheel to make the sculpture come alive.

     My goal ultimately is to create pieces that move, make sound, and appear to be organic.

Artist Resume

EDUCATION

                   Master of Architecture,

                   University of California

                   Berkeley, CA

                   Bachelor of Arts

                   University of California,

                   Berkeley, CA

EXHIBITIONS

2023          The Red  Show

                    Square i Gallery

                    Claremont, CA

2018          Two-person exhibition

                   It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing

                   Caspar Curiousities Gallery

                   Caspar, CA

2016          Small Works Exhibition

                   International Sculpture Center Annual Convention

                   Pittsburgh PA

2015          Small Works Exhibition

                   Internationa Sculpture Center Annual Convention

                   Phoenix, AZ

2010          Popping Radishes, an Interactive kinetic installation

                   Rabbit’s Garden @ The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

                   Walt Disney World

                   Orlando, FL

1994          17th Annual Small Works Show

                   80 Washington Square East Galleries

                   New York, NY

                   Carte Blanche

                   City of Brea Gallery

                   Brea, CA

1991           5th Annual Rhode Island Open

                   Warwick Museum

                   Warwick, RI

                   14th Annual Small Works Show

                   80 Washington Square East Galleries

                   New York, NY

1988          The Dog Show

                   Lumina Gallery

                   San Francisco, CA

1980          Child’s Play: Arango International Toy Design Competition

                   Lowe Art Museum, 

                   Miami, FL

1971           San Francisco Art Institute Centennial Exhibition

                   M.H. de Young Museum,

                   San Francisco, CA

PUBLISHED ARTICLES / REVIEWS

1979          Peter Whitley

                  “Rocking Animals,”

                   Sunset Magazine.

1971           Alfred Frankenstein

                 “Funky and Brilliantly Contemporary,”

                  San Francisco Chronicle.