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SELECTED WORKS
Beacon IX (with placement halo)
2024
neon/ aquamarine glass/ phosphor/ poplar/ ammolite/ MDF/ transformer/ polyurethane/ paint
18 x 13 x 5 inches
COMMU-1 (Navigational Beacon)
2024
neon/ aquamarine glass/ phosphor/ abalone/ moon snail shell/ smoky quartz/ titanium aura quartz/ cobalt glass/ argon/ mercury/ acrylic/ steel/ epoxy clay/ transformer/ MDF/ cement/ gypsum/ paint
72 x 52 x 16 inches overall
COMMU-1 (Navigational Beacon), detail
2024
neon/ aquamarine glass/ phosphor/ abalone/ moon snail shell/ smoky quartz/ titanium aura quartz/ cobalt glass/ argon/ mercury/ acrylic/ steel/ epoxy clay/ transformer/ MDF/ cement/ gypsum/ paint
72 x 52 x 16 inches overall
COMMU-1 (Navigational Beacon), back
2024
neon/ aquamarine glass/ phosphor/ abalone/ moon snail shell/ smoky quartz/ titanium aura quartz/ cobalt glass/ argon/ mercury/ acrylic/ steel/ epoxy clay/ transformer/ MDF/ cement/ gypsum/ paint
72 x 52 x 16 inches overall
COMMU-1 (Navigational Beacon), inside
2024
neon/ aquamarine glass/ phosphor/ abalone/ moon snail shell/ smoky quartz/ titanium aura quartz/ cobalt glass/ argon/ mercury/ acrylic/ steel/ epoxy clay/ transformer/ MDF/ cement/ gypsum/ paint
72 x 52 x 16 inches overall
Beacon X (timepiece)
2024
basswood/ glass/ phosphor/ mercury/ argon/ muscovite schist/ ammonites/ geodes/ goldstones/ pyrite/ quartz/ seashells/ leopardskin jasper/ epoxy clay/ transformer/ polyurethane
17 x 11.5 x 5 inches
Beacon XIII (petite azul)
2024
basswood/ neon/ aquamarine glass/ phosphor/ abalone/ transformer/ steel/ paint
9 x 6.5 x 4.5 inches
Beacon XI (cerámica)
2024
neon/ aquamarine glass, phosphor, glazed ceramic, transformer
12 x 4 x 4 inches
edition of 40 in partnership with Artshack Brooklyn Ceramics Studio
Codex
2023
neon/ argon/ mercury/ phosphor/ glass/ red abalone/ jasper/ geode/ rainbow aura quartz/ sulfur/ labradorite/ transformer/ epoxy clay/ MDF/ gypsum/ paint
24" x 37.5" x 5.5"
Cypher I
2023
glass/ argon/ mercury/ phosphor/ red abalone/ MDF/ epoxy clay/ steel/ transformer
7" x 3" x 16"
Beacon I
2023
poplar/ neon/ aquamarine glass/ phosphor/ opalite/ blue aura quartz/ epoxy clay/ plastic/ hardware/ polyurethane
11 x 5 x 3 inches
Beacon I (side view)
2023
poplar/ neon/ aquamarine glass/ phosphor/ opalite/ blue aura quartz/ epoxy clay/ plastic/ hardware/ polyurethane
11 x 5 x 3 inches
Beacon II
2023
pine/ argon/ mercury/ phosphor/ glass/ labradorite/ epoxy clay/ hardware/ polyurethane
10 x 4.5 x 3.5 inches
Beacon III
2023
poplar/ argon/ mercury/ phosphor/ glass/ goldstone/ labradorite/ epoxy clay/ hardware/ polyurethane
12 x 5 x 4 inches
Unidentified Object IV
2021
argon/ mercury/ phosphor/ glass/ MDF/ plexiglas/ foam/ epoxy/ paint/ hardware
12 x 12 x 11 inches
Volume X
2022
argon/ mercury/ phosphor/ glass/ MDF/ plaster/ hardware/ paint
14 x 6 x 20 inches
White Sun Exposed
2021
argon/ mercury/ phosphor/ glass/ acrylic/ transformer/ hardware
8 x 8 x 10 inches
Well XXV
2020
argon/ mercury/ phosphor/ glass/ MDF/ laminate/ paint/ hardware
15.5 x 3.5 x 31.5 inches
Well XXV (detail)
2020
argon/ mercury/ phosphor/ glass/ MDF/ laminate/ paint/ hardware
15.5 x 3.5 x 31.5 inches
Well XXXIII
2022
argon/ mercury/ phosphor/ glass/ MDF/ plexiglas/ paint/ hardware
23.5 x 3.5 x 27.25 inches
Another Tomorrow
2013
cement/ forged glass/ geode
4 x 4 x 4.5 inches
Communication Device II
2022
neon/ aquamarine glass, phosphor, MDF/ plexiglas/ foam/ epoxy/ paint/ hardware
10 x 10 x 28 inches
Apparition
2018
neon/ MDF/ plexiglas/ paint/ hardware
25 x 5 x 19 inches
Well XIII
2017
neon/ plexiglas/ MDF/ paint/ hardware
24 x 18 x 3 inches
Second Sun
2014
cement/ neon/ cobalt glass/ transformer
8 x 8 x 7 inches
Fiction Rising
2011
concrete/ plexiglas
3.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 inches
Untitled (tv)
2013
cement/ neon/ hardware
17" x 3" x 14"
New Stone Age
2012
cement/ blue marble/ plexiglas/ neon
10 x 12 x 48 inches
Echoing Green
2017
cement/ tortoise shell acrylic/ agate
3.5 x 3.5 x 4 inches
Double Occupancy
2014
cement/ black galaxy granite/ neon/ hardware
15" x 12" x 5'
Bifröst II
2014
neon/ pine/ hardware/paint
36" x 6" x 7'
Ship to Shamash
2015
cement/ plexiglas/ neon/ wire/ zip ties
5.5" x 18" x 39"
Findings
2015
cement/ geode/ rubber/ thread/ paint
3.5" x 3.5" x 4"
Paradise
2017
cement/ plexiglas/ agate/ paint
3.5" x 3.5" x 4"
Cosmic Woah
2015
cement/ plexiglas/ quartz/ paint
3.5" x 3.5" x 4"
Dream Space 9
2015
cement/ plexiglas/ Aagate/ paint
3.5" x 3.5" x 4"
Volume II
2016
MDF/ plaster/ neon/ paint
6.5" x 15" x 28.5"
Unidentified Object II
2020
neon/ plexiglas/ foam/ epoxy/ paint/ hardware
12" x 12" x 10"
Bones
2015
MDF/ epoxy/ plaster/ paint/ neon/ hardware
~ 4' x 5' x 2'
Blue Sun
2013
cement/ neon/ hardware
7" x 7" x 6"
Certain Associations
2014
cement/ plexiglas
3.5" x 3.5" x 4"
black jelly jam
2014
cement/ plexiglas/ paint
3.5" x 3.5" x 4"
Well
2014
neon/ plexiglas/ MDF/paint/hardware
35" x 18" x 3"
Bifrost
2014
cement/ glass/ geode
4" x 4" x 5"
Bifröst
2014
neon/ pine/ hardware
36" x 6" x 7'
perfect moment
2013
cement/ glass/ plexiglas/ paint
3" x 3" x 3.5"
Double Shape Setting
2011
concrete/ plexiglas
3.5" x 3.5" x 3"
Untitled
2010
wood/ rock/ paint
Dimensions Variable
Golden Reality
2013
cement/ plexiglas/ glass/ paint
3.5" x 3.5" x 3"
Fourth Coast
2013
cement/ glass/ plexiglas
3" x 3" x 3.5"
rupee
2013
cement/ plexiglas/ paint
3" x 3" x 3.5"
A Place in My Mind
2012
concrete/ plexiglas/ neon
11" x 11" x 10"
New Horizon
2013
cement/ neon/ hardware
8" x 8" x 3'
Sign X
2013
cement/ plexiglas
8" x 8" x 2"
Typecast
2013
cement
8" x 8" x 2"
Shape Setting II
2011
concrete/ plexiglas
2.5"x 2.5" x 3"
Lithscape
2011
concrete/ plexiglas/ fluorite
3"x 3" x 3.5"
Rock IV
2011
concrete/ resin/ gel foil
3" x 3" x 2"
Space Trinket
2011
concrete/ plexiglas/ agate
2.5" x 2.5" x 3"
Truth Told
2011
concrete/ plexiglas
3.5" x 3.5" x 2.5"
Sym Setting
2013
cement/ glass/ plexiglas/ agate
6" x 6" x 7"
Not Lost
2013
plexiglas/ sand/ glass
3.5" x 3.5" x 3"
An Effort to Explain
2012
concrete/ plexiglas/ neon
17" x 4" x 5"
Double Shadow
2011
concrete/ plexiglas/ agate
8"x 8" x 7"
Double Shadow II
2011
concrete/ plexiglas/ geode
8"x 8" x 6"
Concrete Setting XXXII
2011
concrete/ plexiglas
3" x 3" x 4"
OLDER WORKS
Jewel
2010
wood/ paint
2"x 2.5" x 6"
Versus
2010
wood/ paint/ steel/ rocks
Dimensions Variable
New Stonehenge
2009
bricks/ rocks/ paint/ sunlight
dimensions variable
Rock Technology
2010
wood/ paint/ hardware
11" x 9" x 4"
Rock Technology (Detail)
2010
wood/ paint/ hardware
11" x 9" x 4"
Body Unit
2010
wood/ thread/ hardware
dimensions variable
Future Sconce
2009
MDF/ thread/ hardware/ paint
8"x 5" x 14"
Harvester
2010
wood/ paint/ steel
dimensions variable
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