2010 + > Recent Work
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Maxiature X 9: Screwdriver with Girder #1
2012. Maxiature X 9: Screwdriver with (Homage to AC Gilbert Series) Girder #1, Screwdriver Tower. Screwdriver is nine times its normal size at 7 1/2" X 10 1/2" X 101" and is made of Eastern white pine with various finishes. Tower is 16" X 16" X 58" and is made of Baltic Birch plywood, mixed hardwood screws, and stainless steel brackets. Total height with tower and screwdriver is 105". A common tool in an uncommon size with an "Erector Set"- like supporting column.
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Maxiature X 9: Screwdriver with Girder #1 Detail
Base/tower detail of Girder #1 with screwdriver head and screw inside.
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Maxiature X 9: Screwdriver with Girder #1 Screwdriver Detail
Detail of Screwdriver handle.
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Maxiature X 9: Screwdriver with Girder #1 Interior Detail
2012. Detail of interior of Girder #1 holding Screwdriver in place.
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Maxiature X 8: Compass in gallery
2012. Eastern White Pine with a black casein finish. 88" tall. An operating reproduction of an antique compass, eight time its normal size.
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Maxiature X 8: Compass (with the artist)
2012. Eastern White Pine, black casein finish. 88" tall. With the artist.
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Maxiature X 8: Compass Screw Detail
Thumbscrew detail on compass.
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Maxiature X 8 Compass Detail
Adjustment knob detail.
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Maxiature X 12: Spool
Needle and spool of thread at 12 times its original size, plus base. 19" d, X 25" h without base. Base is 15"h X 16" square. Eastern white pine, waxed cotton cord. Spool graphics are a collaboration between the artist and graphic designer Frank Smith.M
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Maxiature X 12: Spool Top
Close up of the spool top, with the Goliath Thread Works label under glass.
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Sabotage #2
Curly maple with ebony 'sabots.' Oil finish. 14" w X 58" l X 33" h. The Sabotage series began with investigating the traditional Hepplewhite leg as a structure that might have had shoes or hooves. Sabotage #2 and #3 are evocative of four-legged hooved creatures with an African inspiration.
Private Collection
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Sabotage #2 Detail
Curly maple and Gaboon ebony 'sabots.' 14" w X 58" l X 33" h.
Private collection.
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Sabotage #3
2011. Curly maple and Gaboon ebony "sabots." Oil finish.
14" d X 33" h X 63" l
Price on request.
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Sabotage #4 (Female Dancer)
2011. Cherry, with maple 'sabots,' quilted maple top, oil finish. 10 1/2" w X 32" l X 22 1/2" h
Sabotage #4 and #5 are female and male dancers in traditional ballet poses. These two-legged tables are stable and yet communicate a dancer's energy.
Price on Request.
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Sabotage #4 Detail
Front view Sabotage #4
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Sabotage #4 Top Detail
Grain detail of the table top.
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Sabotage #5 (Male Dancer)
2011. Cherry, with maple "sabots." Quilted maple top. 26" h X 15" w X 10 1/2" d
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Sabotage #5 Rear View
Rear view.
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Sabotage #5 Side View
Side view of male dancer.
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Sabotage #6 Trefoil on Tiptoe
2011. Collectors' table. Cherry, with bloodwood, maple and ebony "sabots." Oil finish. Flocked interior of bowls. Tempered glass top. 24" diameter top, 32.5" h. This table is an investigation of classical architectural form, and a natural continuation of the Sabotage series: a three-legged table.
Chosen for The Arts Center of the Capital District Fence Select Show, July-August, 2011
Price on request.
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Sabotage #6 Trefoil on Tiptoe: Table Top Detail
2011. Collectors' table. Detail, showing flocked interior of display area.
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Sabotage #6 Trefoil on Tiptoe: Underside Detail
2011. Detail of underside of collector's table.
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Sabotage #7: Quatrefoil
2011. Collector's table. Cherry with rosewood 'sabots.' Oil finish, with flocked bowl interiors. Tempered beveled-edge glass top. 27" diameter, 34" high.
Price on request.
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Sabotage #7: Quatrefoil Top Detail
2011. Table top detail, showing flocked interior of this collector's table.
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Digital Hors D'oeuvre Table
2011. Cherry, quilted maple, ebony. Oil and urethane finish. Total height: 47"; 13" diameter. This somewhat "Suess-ian" fantasy piece is whimsical and fun, with a practical side.
Price on request.
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Digital Hors D'oeuvre Table: Top View
2011. Top view of hors d'oevres table, showing quilted maple trays and ebony toothpick holder.
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Dripping Candlestand #2
2011. Cherry, with quilted maple top. 14" d X 31" h. Oil and lacquer finish.
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Dripping Candlestand #2
2011. Cherry with quilted maple top. 14" d X 31" h. Oil and lacquer finish.
