Tiny Buddha Statues

This Statues (androgynous) were done by carving a clay model, and creating a silicon mold to reproduce multiples or (3) designs. The heads were done separately, so there could be (9) variations. I made (18) of them. All display hand gestures that are symbolic to Theravada Buddhism, even though the statues are critical of the patriarchal and exclusionary practices that continue to persist. It was also a criticism of the same practices in Catholicism, since i was at a Catholic University at the time, and this was a round about way to cloud a bit of the rebellion I’ve had against the Church since my teen years.

Sculpture of a Man

The live model for this piece sat for 20 Hours ( in 5 separate sessions) . That alone is one of the most impressive things I have ever seen.

When I fired this piece, it broke into many small shards, a victim of my own misunderstandings or of another’s, neither mattered. I spent more time gluing and slipping this statue back together than I did sculping it in the first place.

“Ruins of an Ancient Rocket Ship” - Steel - 40” tall.

I have a constant desire to leave this outside and let it rust and develop a patina. I haven’t yet, but maybe one day, just to give it the look that it had been dug up after being abandoned for thousands of years.

This is one of my favorite subjects, 50’s Science fiction Chic. The reasoning behind this is how the atomic age shaped these ideas and possibilities ( and dangers, got to love radiated Ants), and then, with the advent of the harsh realities, abandoned them. I think the downside to the moon landing and actual space travel is that it removed the mystery and imagination, and replaced it with a reality that wasn’t about fashion and style, but about practicality and utilitarianism. The Saturn 4 Rockets were incredibly cool, but not nearly as cool as the movie “From the Earth to the Moon” promised us.

“Aluminum Man Assembled”

This was a build in a backyard kiln made from a 55 gallon barrel and (2) leaf blowers. It went well, pouring liquid aluminum is the most satisfying experience.

This sculpture was done as a deconstruction based on the oil painting I did around the same time, focusing on the pattern not being the way the crossmembers are laid out, but in the symmetry of the pieces in length, thickness, and height. Each piece is manufactured, while the face ( organic ) is sloppy and dropping, like the old man version of a Shar Pei.

This sculpture cannot stand on its own, and often is found lying in a corner of my house leaning against a wall.