Painted Platters 2019

Painted Platters 2019

by | Sep 18, 2019

Painted Platters, 2019 Mixed media on wood Various dimensions up to 20″ diameter $285 each I believe in making things as well as I can, unless there is a reason not to. Within the craft of woodturning, this can lead to very precise, very elegant forms with...
Hexagon Beverage Trays, 2018

Hexagon Beverage Trays, 2018

by | Sep 18, 2019

Hexagon Beverage Trays, 2018 Wood, pigmented finishes, gold leaf (on two of them), and clear finish 3″ x 19″ x 19″ or 3″ x 16″ x 20″ $325 each NOTE: Both pink ones are now SOLD. The blue one, the off-white one with a diamond, and...
The Wicked Witch of the Midwest

The Wicked Witch of the Midwest

by | Sep 18, 2019

Wicked Witch of the Midwest, 2018 Cast bronze, wood, printed mylar balloon with helium and ribbon 74″ x 60″ x 32″ $1250 In the Fall of 2018, four years after moving back to Omaha, I had a two-person exhibition at the Fred Simon Gallery, in the...
Bow Legged Sofa table

Bow Legged Sofa table

by | Jun 23, 2018

Bow Legged Sofa Table One of the sources I look to for inspiration is traditional Chinese furniture. A common detail is the table leg that bows outward, with a toe that turns back in. This combination creates a sense of heaviness, yet very lightly supported....
Stitched Elliptical Coffee Table

Stitched Elliptical Coffee Table

by | Jun 20, 2018

Stitched Elliptical Coffee Table Two-dimensionally, the top of this table has a loose, intuitive composition where my interventions just fit nicely within the flowing natural grain of the wood. Three-dimensionally, it demanded some balance to this softness: I gave it...
y=6x^2 parabolic coffee table

y=6x^2 parabolic coffee table

by | Nov 4, 2017

y=6x^2 Mathematics are at the core of good design through the ages, and the modernism of the mid-20th Century was no exception. This coffee table uses a strict parabolic equation to arrive at a form popular then, shining a light on modern inspirations. To freshen it...