New photography series, “Of Childhood” posted on;
For this series I dug pretty far back into the archives. The photos represented are from 2009 to 2013.
These are objects and places that for some reason or another, in person or in photographic form, remind me of my childhood. An impossibly hard to place feeling of nostalgia and fear.
“Of Childhood”
Completed Mid 2013 - Photography Work - Shapes Industries
Originally crafted as a quick joke, my wooden knuckles fit perfectly, and work well as a decorative piece on my desk, reminding me that some day, I’ll have to release a rap-music album.
“Wooden Knuckles”
Completed Early 2012 - Sculpture Work - Shapes Industries
I’ve always wanted access to a prop department, or a store that sells off excess goods from movie and theater productions. Thrift stores and garage sales have occasionally fulfilled this desire, but most times it’s hit and miss, so I’ve decided to try my hand at making the things I want, but could never find. These are six bricks cut from wood, and painted to resemble the iconic gold brick shape.
“Gold Bricks”
Completed Early 2012 - Sculpture Work - Shapes Industries
Wood relief project. I can’t remember the type of wood I was working with, but it was stubborn. All work was done with a mallet, chisel and paring knife.
The idea emerged from a series of tropically themed drawings, mashed together and fit into a tombstone/tablet shape.
“Pineapple Tablet”
Completed Late 2011 - Sculpture Work - Shapes Industries
Click on the third image for a size perspective.
Created from a section of Pine wood and an aluminum pipe, I designed and crafted this decorative rifle, and then inserted a Japanese cork sculpture into the stock (I did not make the cork sculpture, I purchased it from a thrift store).
I was never too fond of working with wood until I decided to start this project. That whole genre of tasteless class that includes taxidermy animals, bear skin rugs, enormous desks flanked by national flags and such, I love that stuff. So I began work on my own decorative rifle, and while cutting, sanding and staining, I constantly thought of it hanging on the wall under spotlight.
The cork sculpture was left uncovered to enhance the “Do Not Touch” -ness of the object as a whole. You can also see more clearly the immaculate detail of the bridges, towers and birds without a pane of glass or pool of resin.
I opted to leave the trigger, trigger guard and sights out, and maintain the idea of sculpture instead of weaponry. If it were functional as a rifle though, the barrel is true, and it would shoot straight.
“Rifle with Landscape Inlay”
Completed Late 2011 - Sculpture Work - Shapes Industries
This is a simple little box I made out of wood for a carving and construction class. It’s pretty solid for being my first box making endeavor.
The original plan called for crescent moons in the clouds at night, but in a flash of inspiration, I decided to make the moons bananas, and the clouds whipped cream. I eventually decided to keep the clouds as clouds though, so I could have “The Big Banana in the Sky.”
“The Big Banana in the Sky”
Completed Late 2011 - Sculpture Work - Shapes Industries
