The following are selections of work from my Creative Technologies MFA program at Virginia Tech, either included in - or in service to - Making Friends, my Thesis Exhibition show put on at the Armory Gallery.
Draw
Wood-assemblage sculpture depicting a bristling cowboy surveying the room, finger guns cocked-back and ready to draw. Movement facilitated through arduino.
2025 | Wood, brad nails, screws, servos, steel
Pet'n
Wood-assemblage sculpture of a man with a dog head petting a dog with a man head. Movement facilitated through the use of a corded drill.
2024 | Wood, brad nails, drill, bolts, steel
Shepherd (and his Sheep)
A wood-assemblage shepherd guiding a flock of ceramic sheep
2024 | Wood, brad nails, fired clay
Big n' Small
Ceramic and metal man holding a smaller ceramic and metal instance of the self
2025 | Steel, fired clay, wood
Steel Cattle Driver
A large steel cowboy driving a not-too-large plasma cut cow
2024 | Steel Scrap
Rocker
Too large man in a too-small chair
2025 | Wood, steel, wire rope, brad nails
Daytime Television
Assemblage metal man watching television
2025 | Scrap Metal, wood, nails, pen & paper
Iterative Texture Animation
Experimental animation based on the buildup of texture through iteration: from stop motion to charcoal, laser cutting, then wood burning