Current project: Installation scheduled for December 2023
"Seven Generations" is a physical representation of the ancient Haudenosaunee (Iroqois) philosophy that decisions we make today should provide for a sustainable world seven generations in the future. The sculpture includes 127 bronze cast bodies with each generation holding up the feet of the generation after them. In this way, we have a physical experience of that each single person seven generations from now has 126 direct ancestors in the previous 6 generations.
This sculpture is a commission for the city of Forest Grove, OR.
This sculpture raises many questions and it is my hope to offer one or more community gatherings around the sculpture
What have our ancestors contributed to the lives we live today?
What resources have they offered us through their survival of the challenges of their time? (through DNA, material resources, family culture and history)
What emotions arise as we reflect on what we've been offered through the lives and energy of our ancestors?
What world do we want to offer our descendants seven generations from now? What decisions today would lead to that desired offering for our descendants?
Copper, stained glass, cherry wood, plywood, paint / 51”x 51”x 3”
My artwork is often spiritual study and practice grounded in material form. I began this commissioned piece by learning about the Kabbalistic Tree of Life; this balanced pathway between the formless and the formed.
I like that embedding this meaningful structure within the Flower of Life sacred geometry highlights the feminine and demonstrates interconnectedness throughout the whole.
Bronze / 53” x 24” x 24”
The eyes covering the robes and skin explores the teaching “to see the world as if there are eyes all over our body.” The hands are in a posture of giving and receiving so that both are in balance.
Commissioned by Amy Fox to honor the teachings and life of Thomas Huebl, author of Healing Collective Trauma.
Copper, acrylic paint, wood / 96” x 48” x 2.5”
Color design with Ishita Sharma
copper, stained glass, solder, transparency and ink / 20” x 16” x 1.5”
This piece was in collaboration with my youngest son’s Kindergarten class. Each of the 22 students carefully made scientific drawings of bees. I scaled these down and put them behind the honeycomb stained glass held in a copper structure.
Bronze, volcanic rock / 20” x 10” x 10”
Stainless steel / 20″ x 20″ x 38″
Copper / 72″ x 42″ x 3″
Bronze, patina / 6” x 3” x 2.5”
Created a set of giant sequoia as a physical symbol of connection between 16 close friends and family.
Copper, Wood, Paint / 68″ x 48″ x 3″
Copper, mild steel, stainless steel / 60” x 14” x 15”
Commissioned for wetland trails in Wayland, MA
Bronze, nickel, dark wood / 12" x 8" x 3"
Copper, steel / 78" x 78" x 6"
V-Nova Headquarters, London
Gift from Amy Fox to Guido Meardi CEO and Co-Founder at V-Nova
photos by Gleb Budilovsky
Cricket / Stainless steel / 20” x 15” x 8”
Dragonfly / Stainless steel / 19″ x 15″ x 9″
Wasp / Mild and stainless / 14″ x 10″ x 9″
Small Cicadas / Copper, Steel / 8″ x 10″ x 8″
Large Cicada / Copper, Steel, Stainless Steel / 25” x 25” x 50”
MOBIUS JAI / Stainless steel, weathering steel, copper / 18″ x 18″ x 66″
Chandelier / Steel / 34″ diameter