Commission Works

I love to work on site-specific projects; they take time, demand teamwork and can be very complex.
Each project requires a different design solution; the concept, materials and form are chosen for the unique nature of the site and its needs.
A successful project utilizes the ear as much as the eye, interaction during the design process with people who own and use the site is important; ultimately the work is for them.

My starting point for each project is to tap into the unique energy of the environment and explore how art can enhance it through a harmonious and integrated relationship that is engaged with the community around it.
I try to design works that have an emotional layer and create a new or deeper sense of meaning for the site; this ranges from fun to contemplative.

 


2004 There Are Many Ways To Kiss The Earth
Commissioned by London Contemporary ART Ltd, London England , for M/S Serenade of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Cruises International.

A photographic installation consisting of 12 black and white photographs of white roses behind red and blue glass, wood frames, 4'h x 13'w.

 



2002 Ghost Trees And The Big Nest
Commissioned by the Tucson Pima Arts Council for the Northeast Community Center Tucson Arizona.

The work consists of 3 large images of palo verdi trees sand blasted on a 11 ft. high glass wall in the front lobby. At the entrance is a circular concrete seating element, with a bronze sculpture of a nest and a rammed earth pedestal. Trees: 10’h x 15’w, nest: 2’6”h x 5’w x 5’d.

2002 We Are Nature Commissioned by the Phoenix Arts Commission for the Cave Creek Wash Bike Path, Phoenix, Arizona.

A seating area with trees and desert plants that marks the beginning of the bike path. The project consists of a semi circular rammed earth wall, capped with concrete and inscribed text, “It is not man and nature...or man in nature, man is nature just like the trees. Both live and grow”, a metal shade structure with rammed earth seating element, and a concrete floor with leaf imprints.

2004 Why Is The Sky Blue?

Commissioned by International Corporate Art AS, Oslo , Norway , for Color Line.

A photographic light-box installation for the Observation Lounge, frames, 100 cm x 100 cm

1999 Seeds of Knowledge Commissioned by the Tucson Pima Arts Council for the Southeast Branch Library, Tucson, Arizona.

Four bronze sculptures of desert seedpods located at the entrance of the building.
Tallest seedpod: 8 ft., longest seedpod: 10 ft.

 

2004 Skyline Road Improvement Project
Commissioned by the Tucson Pima Arts Council for Tucson Arizona.

This premier design I build road improvement project has won 8 awards, state and national, for excellence in design and partnering. As artist of the design team I created aesthetic plans for sound walls, retaining walls, seating elements, and sidewalk enhancements.

1995 Something For Time
Commissioned by the Amsterdam Council for the Arts for The Werf, an assisted living facility, Amsterdam , NL.

Garden sculpture consisting of a terrazzo floor 8' x 8' with inlayed brass spiral, 5 bronze columns, 5 bronze fossils, 39”h x 10”w x 10”4d.