Category Archives: playthings

Modular puzzle in laser cut MDF, painted with water-based paint. Size: 12” x 12” x 1/4”. Úntani (from Purhépecha: to assemble, compose) was created from the need to provide children with toys suitable for their development, in contrast to those currently proliferating the market: toy guns that promote aggressiveness, dolls with sexualized bodies, or householdContinueContinue reading “Úntani”

Large scale interactive sculpture made of yellow EVA foam (Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate) based on an interlocking zipper-like design inspired by aggregate forms found in nature, such as tree rings. The public is encouraged to endlessly modify the structure, allowing for multiple interpretations of the piece, and an ongoing invitation for possible architecture – an opportunity forContinueContinue reading “Volume 1: Aggregation”

An interactive woven sculpture, part of “8 Hour Projects,” an annual event presented by the Art Galleries of Allegheny College, in Meadville, PA. The exhibition features 10 artists making art on site for 8 hours, with the public invited to observe and participate. Curated by Heather Brand and Darren Lee Miller. http://www.allegheny.edu/artgalleries

Interactive diagrams and kinetic installation using weaving rover robots to represent the interactions between biological species in Erie County, NY. Presented by UB Situated Technologies Studio, as part of MFA coursework. Wire, thread, toy rover robots. https://vimeo.com/113540356

A suspended interactive installation for weaving drone. Presented by UB Art Galleries, as part of the first-year MFA exhibition “It’s Not Me, It’s You”. Plexiglass, thread, toy drone. https://vimeo.com/113725474

Life-sized sculptural forms designed to frame, reflect, surround or shelter the human body. The sculptures are made of discarded wood: leftovers from construction projects, fallen branches, and bark cutouts from a neighbor’s woodlot. To me, the red pine bark looked like pink salmon scales; the white pine knots suggested golden-tanned skin, and twisty zumac branchesContinueContinue reading “Family Portrait”