Incipius Afrikanus
2015; mixed media; 11”H x 7”W x 5”D; Los Angeles
a citric centered general with flowered buttons for eyes, the sweetest of breath. A holy trinity Pardoning death. . Done so with merciful, pristine white gloves capped to the ends of those stiff arms of law. Fist to the chest while reaching for the gold coin.
Kongfluence
2015; mixed media; 19”H x 9”L x 6”D; made in Los Angeles
perched atop the steepled clock tower with a stamped signature the rubber creature with plastic bristles, omni-vision and a tree of thoughts gestures with wooden carved robot hands. Air rustles the foliage at the tips of his handgun handled wings. An oil painted image of an aged bonsai tattooed across the span of his back and wings. A point of convergence; a merge of great threat
Barely Fairy
2015; mixed meida; 22”H x 10”L x 9”D; made in Los Angeles
glossy ruby lips, basking on stained lemon skin. Vision in mono has less distortion, more focus; strong & svelte- wiry & pointedly. Legs as graceful as fire buckled to craft as powerful as fire; rooted in the wisdom of hard wood outstretched by the lightness of fluttering wings of a monarch.
Bluefish – Creature from the Gyre
2015; mixed media; 6.5”H x 9”L x 5”D; made in Los Angeles
kind to all kind; nose atuned, forked from precious wood; a torso to fly underwater yet incisively sink under hot air; wave rider- trend bender; spring afoot for sense of blossom; red eyes open, a piercing heart make
La Cage Aux Folle
2015; mixed media; 10”H x 7”L x 8”D; made in Los Angeles
silver flower frog containing thoughts; lovely claws atrophied in spell casting; blue eyes engaging you through restraint; a free red tail hawking beauty behind; nylon bindings of pewter holding the natural carved, moisture depraved torso
Parrotee
2015; mixed media; 13”H x 6”W x 6”D; made in Los Angeles
the rusty water valve at the base of a desert plant holds a tropical, stuffed Macaw, resembling a plush red flower, which has a plush red flower for luscious lips; slumped in its perch; its pewter claws too long from no use; its horn to long like a lazy king’s beard; it’s heart a caged lion; the cage is aged and has the green patina of Father Time
Some Blind Belief with No Seeing Eye Dogma
1997 ; carved Menotti, bronze, glass, hair, lead, copper; 35cm x 23cm x 23cm; made in Breunfeld, Germany
a head hangs on a wall with cast bronze closed eyes there is glass bulb filled with hair as a brain, a bible for lips, lead ear plugs and copper on/off switches
God Kills
1996; Teak box, paper collage, clock motor, steel, glass; 43cm x 31cm x 9cm; made in Breunfeld, Germany
steel fascia cutout in the shape of a gun filled with plaid gun embossed with the letters GOD. A window in the trigger area to read moving poem. The box sounds like a heart as it rotates the poem