Solo Dance
Year Completed 2013
Dimensions 12” high 4” deep 5” wide
Sculpture Material Bronze
Base Material Slate
Edition Size Open
Larger castings will be fabricated
Solo Dance originally started as a reclining piece resting on a cylindrical stone. Hoping to give it more life and visual interest I decided to tip it up on point. While this piece is relatively small, I plan to do a larger scale bronze for use as a potential garden or pond feature.
This piece was first exhibited at Minneapolis' Gallery 13 during the Society of Minnesota Sculptor's 2013 Annual Exhibition.
Solo Dance was one of 48 sculptures nationally selected to appear in the National Sculpture Society's Awards Exhibition held in Brookgreen Gardens SC in 2014.
Freestyle The Swimmer
Year Completed 2010
Dimensions 6” high 35” long 12” wide
Sculpture Material Bronze
Base Material Granite
Edition Size Artist's Proof + 15
Freestyle is a polychromed bronze swimmer floating over a “peacock black” polished, rough-sided granite slab.
Morning
Year Completed 2016
Dimensions 12” high 4” deep 5” wide
Sculpture Material Bronze
Base Material Marble 7" high
Edition Size Open
Larger castings can be fabricated
Morning depicts a male figure stretching in the early morning. The initial piece in a dark brown patina is now in a private Minneapolis collection. The piece can be patinated in cream, green, chestnut brown, and jet black.
This piece was first exhibited at Minneapolis' Public Functionary Gallery during the Society of Minnesota Sculptor's 2016 Annual Exhibition.
Morning received the 2nd Place Ribbon in the 2018 Society of Minnesota Sculptors Awards Exhibition held at the Phipps Center for the Arts.
Archer with Long Bow
Year Completed 2017
Dimensions 36” high 19” deep 7.5” wide
Sculpture Material Bronze, Stone Beads
Base Material Travertine 9.5" high
Edition Size Artist's Proof + 15
Dimensions with Base 45.5” high
The Archer depicts an archer with bow shortly after the arrow release. The bronze figure is wearing a multicolored beaded-stone loincloth. This piece was first exhibited at Minnesota Landscape Arboretum during the Society of Minnesota Sculptor's 2017 Annual Exhibition.
The Archer was also selected as a Spotlight Artist Piece in the Saint Paul Art Crawl and put on special exhibition at the Schmidt Brewery Landmark Gallery.
The bronze figure can be patinated in cream, apple green (seen here), chestnut brown, or jet black.
My Sculpture Commissions include.....
a commemorative portraiture of a nationally known, local amateur golf champion displayed in the Club House of a Minneapolis golf course and a portraiture piece for clients on display it at their home in Thailand
Mars
Year Completed 2005
Dimensions 20” high 24” deep 12” wide
Sculpture Material Bronze
Edition Size Artist’s Proof + 5
This piece received Honorable Mention at the Saint Paul Master Framers exhibition in 2005.
Cast Stone/Silica Plaques
Year Completed 2005-2017
Dimensions Varying sizes 10"-20” high
Sculpture Material
Cast Stone, Vatican Stone, Silica and Polymer
Edition Size Open
The Gymnast
Year Completed 2002
Dimensions 18” high 13” deep 17.5” wide
Sculpture Material Bronze
Base Material Travertine
Edition Size Artist’s Proof + 10
Gymnast, my first bronze piece, received the highest recognition at the Minnesota Sculpture show in the Premier Gallery, downtown Minneapolis. (Winter 2002-2003). This male figure also received a Blue Ribbon at a sculptural exhibition at Master Framers in Saint Paul’s Lowertown and received the Award of Excellence at the Society of Minnesota Sculptors' Fall 2003 Exhibition.
Balance
Year Completed 2013
Dimensions 48” high 13” deep 24” wide
Sculpture Material Bronze
Base Material Marble
Edition Size Artist’s Proof + 5
This may be my most "classical" sculpture. The tall figure balanced on a polished, pivoting bronze ball received the Best of Show award for the 2015 Society of Minnesota Sculptors Exhibition held at the Great Hall of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.
Seeking Center The Dancer
Year Completed 2005
Dimensions 48” high 13” deep 24” wide
Sculpture Material Bronze
Base Material Marble/Limestone (optional)
Edition Size Artist’s Proof + 5
Seeking Center originally stood on a truncated pyramidal bronze base, but the second generation has the dancer on a bronze ball.
This piece received the Minnesota Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designer's (ASID) Designer's Choice Award at the Art Resources Gallery in International Market Square, Minneapolis (April 2003).
Seeking Center also received Honorable Mention at the Society of Minnesota Sculptors Spring 2005 Exhibition at the Minnetonka Center for the Arts.
Free FallThe Diver
Year Completed 2002
Size 1/4 life
Dimensions 52" high • 22" deep • 25: wide
Sculpture Materials Bronze, Stainless Steel
Base Material Marble (optional)
Edition Size Artist's Proof +5
In 2002,Free Falls was one of 41 sculptures to appear at the National Sculpture Society’s Sport Sculpture Exhibition in Manhattan.
Free Fall received the Minnesota Chapter of the ASID award for Best of Show at the Art Resources Gallery in International Market Square, Minneapolis.
In 2012, a variation on the piece received Best in Show at the Society of Minnesota Sculptors Annual Exhibition at the Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson Wisconsin.