Unusual  custom requests make for a greater knowledge base….. Lots of problem solving and experimenting went into this piece.

Mixed media includes:  legs- sculpted polystyrene and fiberglass matte over a metal armature;  body- book-matches black walnut, curly beech;  thorax- bird’s-eye maple;  head and eyes- carved bass-wood, dichroic glass cabachons and onyx beads;  antennae- bent and carved walnut veneer layers.    Iridescence is achieved by air-brushing metallic and interference paints

Material: mixed-media
Dimensions (h x w x d): 18″ x 54″ x 24″
Year Made: 2010

I like using a  balanced combination of light with dark  woods which enhance each ones characteristics without conflict; walnut is deep and rich, and curly maple is fresh and shimmering.  The cloth like folds are echoed in the matching  Wall coat rack with drape in the same entryway.

Material: curly maple, walnut
Dimensions (h x w x d): 68 x 36 x 16
Year Made: 1991

I really don’t think that my local home supplies store knew what they had when a friend found this incredibly beautiful single curly-maple board  amongst the soft maple shelving stack. Only just enough, with nothing to spare, to compliment the mahogany for this pair of tables.

Material: mahogany, curly maple
Dimensions (h x w x d): 24 x 18 x 9
Year Made: 1999

Symbolizing reverence, many cultures and traditions use cloth to drape themselves and/or artifacts during rituals. This piece evokes that sensibility. The user touches not only the objects of ritual but on which they are placed; smooth and tactile feel of the wood.

I also find this an appealing way to soften the sometimes hard lines of a structural element in my work.

Material: walnut, curly maple, paulownia
Dimensions (h x w x d): 15 x 48 x 22
Year Made: 2000

These snakes do not fight a mongoose but do feel the vibration and the swaying of my cultural memory. My fascination for these misunderstood yet revered creatures is unbounded.

Material: curly maple, rope
Dimensions (h x w x d): 30 x 72 x 42
Year Made: 1993

Leaves, birds, ducks…. all piggy-back in nature

Material: cherry
Dimensions (h x w x d): 20 x 18 x 22
Year Made: 2000