For me the creative process is non-linear. It is marked by a series of failures, happy accidents, and modest victories. Occasionally the endless plodding is punctuated by the spark of an idea that alters the course of all future efforts. The work with which I am presently engaged is the result of one such moment the likes of which has embolden me with a fresh enthusiasm to the point of reinvention.
I refer to my new line of work as the “Chaos Series,” so named for the disjointed impression one gets upon initialy viewing. There is however order at play, a pattern that repeats before righting itself for the next sequence. It is this juxtaposition of the dissonant and the harmonious that perhaps lends this work its greatest visual interest. This principle applies to the vast majority of the lamps and lighting sculptures presented here for your consideration. The result is work that falls somewhere between the Cubist, Brutalist, and Constructivist realm. I will continue to explore this method of working from my studio in Los Angeles and share the results on this platform.
Selected exhibitions and awards
realART winter show. 2023 / ongoing through
realART Gallery. Nov 30
Agoura Hills, Ca
ARTventure 2023
Norma Hertzog Community Center
Costa Mesa, Ca
“The Next Big Thing” 2023
Studio Channels Islands Art Center
Camarillo, Ca
All Media 2023
Irvine Fine Arts Center
Irvine, Ca
In The Abstract 2023
San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center
Crocker Kingsley 2022
Blue Line Arts
Roseville, Ca
Craft Forms 2022 2022
Wayne Art center
Wayne, PA
“Innovation + Design” 2022
International society of Furniture Designers.
High Point NC / Lighting
“The Next Big Thing” 2022
Studio Channel Islands Art Center
Camarillo , Ca
“Slice” 2022
A juried exhibit of regional art
Pence gallery, Davis, Ca
“All Media” 2022
Irvine Fine Arts Center
Irvine, Ca
“Surface” 2022
A national juried exhibition highlighting
textures and patterns
d’Art Gallery, Norfolk, Virginia
“Strata” 2022
Verum Ultimum Gallery
Portland, OR.
“Regulated Garbage” 2022
Shockboxx gallery, Hermosa Beach, Ca
“Craft Nouveau” 2022
Blue Line Arts Center
Roseville, Ca
“Spring Group Show” 2022
Real Art Gallery
Agoura Hills, Ca
Made in California, Brea Gallery, Brea Ca. 2021
“All Media 2021” 2021
Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine Ca
“Applied Practice” 2021
Brea Gallery, Brea Ca
“Textures, Patterns, Shapes, and Forms” 2021
Las Lagunas Art Gallery, Laguna Beach Ca
“Innovation + Design” 2021
International society of Furniture designers.
High Point NC / Finalist / Lighting
“Leave a Light On” 2019
Wharton Esherick Museum, juried exhibit
Malvern, Pennsylvania
1st prize
“Anatomy of a Group Show” 2018
McGinty’s Gallery at The End of The World
“Fine Arts Club of Pasadena” 2016
Honored artist / Solo exhibit
California Institute of Technology / Atheneum
Pasadena, California USA
"Phantom Galleries" 2007
Pasadena, California, USA
"Gallery At The End of The World" 2007
Altadena, California, USA, group show
"The Right Stuff" 2002
A juried/invitational Exhibit of Upholstered Furniture.
Sponsored by the Furniture Society
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
"Art Furnishing Show" 2001-2002
Pasadena, California, USA.
"Illuminations" 2001
An exhibit of Special Lighting.
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences
Loveladies, New Jersey, USA
"The Birthday Party" 2001
An installation in celebration of wood turning and
studio furniture.
Brand Library Art Gallery
Glendale, California, USA
"Bright Idea's" Exhibit “ 2000
Wharton Esherick Museum
Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA
"8th Biennial Works in Wood" 2000
International exhibit.
Cherston Art Gallery
Chesterton, Indiana, USA
"Elizabeth Raphael Founders Prize" Exhibit 1999
International juried show.
Society for Contemporary Crafts
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
"Excellence Awards Finalist" 1996
American Woodworker Magazine