artist studio of repurposed things

Lost and Found Adobe brick wall installation for Rancho Santa Clara del Norte (Lloyd-Butler Ranch) native clay soil, local river sand, rancho-grown cropcover grass, found natural and man-made objects 10’l x 8’h x 6’d Land+Sky Artist Residency, June-October 2026 The labor of processing and assembling adobe bricks is the most physical art installation act I have ever committed. Working mostly alone over the summer, each day began with a deep breath and taking in the surrounding

Here is the guide to the individual works featured in the gallery installation: Forests are noisy places, but people don't listen.

Drifting, May 2023 "Drifting" was a collaborative multi-media installation with Jaya Darriet using ambient sound recordings and video projection over recycled, hand-pressed paper; 25 paper 'leaves or boats' hanging at different heights from the ceiling create a floating, uneven projection surface and immersive, contemplative environment. The shapes were cut from my large 4' x 5' sheets of hand-pressed recycled papers and edges were trimmed with repurposed reed sticks disasse

As I wandered rural southern France and traversed the American West this summer, the recurring theme of water rushed at me from every...

This sculpture is a play on the French words Prêt- à -Porter or ready-to-wear fashion. What happens to clothing when you no longer want...

I abhor plastic. While I try to achieve a zero waste existence in my household, it is impossible to recycle all of it. It gripes me that...

This work delivers a cynical sushi or otsumami reference with a dash of Little Mermaid whimsy and best served with plastic straws and forks.

In the process of deconstructing wine barrels and repurposing the individual staves into repetitive patterns of sculpture and furniture,...

A lamp sculpture made from reclaimed wood (oak barrel staves), wire and oil stain...

This work was concurrently constructed with Deliberately Ugly, a reflection of the 75th year since the atomic bombing of Japan. Both...

It was a somber day in Hiroshima when I visited in March 2019, made even gloomier by the misty rain darkening the mid-century concrete...