FIGURES
cast bronze, patina, oil paint
11 H x 12 W x 6 D inch
detail
cast bronze, patina, oil paint
11 H x 12 W x 6 D inch
detail
cast concrete, wood base, paint
She accepts her old body and continues her fascination with the beautiful life ahead.
40 H x 12 W x 11 D inch
detail
detail
detail
detail
People of power and wealth start the wars. Common people pay the price.
cast stone, steel, brass, wood, stain
39 H x 14 D x 13 W inch
cast stone, steel, brass, wood, stain
39 H x 14 D x 13 W inch
cast stone, steel, brass, wood, stain
139 H x 14 D x 13 W inch
cast stone, steel, brass, wood, stain
39 H x 14 D x 13 W inch
cast stone, steel, brass, wood, stain
39 H x 14 D x 13 W inch
I love his art! Died young in 1918, age 28, from Spanish flu.
cast stone, cast resin, stain
10 L x 24 H x 7 D inch
cast stone, cast resin, stain
10 L x 24 H x 7 D inch
cast stone, cast resin, stain
10 L x 24 H x 7 D inch
He said “Bodies have their own light which they consume to live: they burn, they are not lit from the outside”
cast stone, cast resin, stain
10 L x 24 H x 7 D inch
I love his art! Died young in 1918, age 28, from Spanish flu.
in concrete, before dressing him up in resin
cast stone, stain
10 L x 24 H x 7 D inch
I love his art! Died young in 1918, age 28, from Spanish flu.
in concrete, before dressing him up in resin
cast stone, stain
10 L x 24 H x 7 D inch
in concrete
cast stone, stain
10 L x 24 H x 7 D inch
detail
in concrete
cast stone, stain
10 L x 24 H x 7 D inch
cast resin, handbuilt concrete, acrylic paint
16 x 14 x 15 H inch
clay (earthenware)
acrylic paint
13 H x 11 W x 7 D inch
cast resin, handbuilt concrete, paint
16 x 14 x 15 H inch
Harpy III – Hurting
steel, concrete
24 H x 26 L x 24 D inch
Harpy III – Hurting
steel, concrete
Harpy III – Hurting (detail)
steel, concrete
24 H x 26 L x 24 D inch
Harpy III – Hurting (detail)
steel, concrete
24 H x 26 L x 24 D inch
Harpy III – Hurting (detail)
steel, concrete
24 H x 26 L x 24 D inch
Harpy III – Hurting (detail)
steel, concrete
Harpy II – Late for the Party
steel, cast and handbuilt concrete
84 H x 40 x 40 inch
Harpy II – Late for the Party
detail
steel, concrete
Harpy II – Late for the Party (detail)
steel, cast and handbuilt concrete
Harpy II – Late for the Party
detail
steel, concrete
Harpy II – Late for the Party
detail
steel, concrete
Harpy II – Late for the Party (detail)
steel, cast and handbuilt concrete
Harpy I – Empty Nest
steel, cast and handbuilt concrete
H 55 x L 14 x W 12 inch
Harpy I – Empty Nest (detail)
Harpy I – Empty Nest
detail
steel and cast concrete
Harpy I – Empty Nest (detail)
Harpy I – Empty Nest (detail)
A City Boy
cast bronze
L 13 x W 8 x H 9 inch
sculpted it in an attempt to capture movements of a little toddler, my grandson Rumi
A City Boy (detail)
cast bronze
L 13 x W 8 x H 9 inch
A City Boy (his hats)
cast bronze
L 13 x W 8 x H 9 inch
I modeled directly in wax, not as usually in clay
A City Boy
cast bronze
L 13 x W 8 x H 9 inch
walk, jump, run!
misery
concrete, patina, torch
it was my first time working directly in concrete
it is hard. There is only 5-6 hours for decoding the basic idea into the overall shape and bold details and then another week for finishing details.
it is interesting to watch how property of the material changes: starting with being like wet clay and going into hard as stone.
misery (detail)
concrete, patina, torch
misery (detail)
concrete, patina, torch
Woman in the Mirror
cast concrete+plaster, tint, patina, torch
20 x 15 x 6 inch (51 x 38 x 15 cm)
inspired by Richard Avedon’s photograph of the model Dorian Leigh
woman in the mirror
cast concrete+plaster, tint, patina, torch
20 x 15 x 6 inch
woman in the mirror (detail)
cast concrete+plaster, tint, patina, torch
20 x 15 x 6 inch
inspired by Richard Avedon photograph of the model Dorian Leigh
Woman in the Mirror (detail)
cast concrete+plaster, tint, patina, torch
the glory of the past
cast bronze, patina
16 x 18 x 25 cm (6.25 x 7 x 10 inch) (base not included )
the glory of the past
cast bronze, patina, wood base
6.25 x 7 x 10 inch (base not included )
the glory of the past (detail)
cast bronze, patina
6.25 x 7 x 10 inch
the magnificence of the past is all gone … but it is still there on his mind 🙂
the glory of the past (detail)
cast bronze, patina
6.25 x 7 x 10 inch
the glory of the past (detail)
cast bronze, patina
6.25 x 7 x 10 inch
P A I N
cast bronze
17 x 13 x 5.5 inch
exhausting neck and shoulder pain
P A I N
cast bronze, steel support
61 inch height
in full height in my garden mounted on a steel base
P A I N (back view)
cast bronze
17 x 13 x 5.5 inch
exhausting neck and shoulder pain resonated into the spine
P A I N (detail)
cast bronze
17 x 13 x 5.5 inch
the hand (left)
2009, high fired stoneware
12 x 4 x 1.5 inch
Not significant but actually one of my favorite works
the hand (left)
2009, high fired stoneware
12 x 4 x 1.5 inch
the hand (left)
2009, high fired stoneware
12 x 4 x 1.5 inch
dancing in the mud
bronze, concrete base
7 x 7 x 11 inch (base including)
Inspired by a comic opera from Baroque era Platée that I saw in Paris Opera.
dancing in the mud (back)
bronze, concrete base
7 x 7 x 11 inch (base including)
dancing in the mud (detail)
bronze, concrete base
7 x 7 x 11 inch (base including)
It was the first time I worked directly in wax. Wax, as a modeling material, has distinct properties with a strong correlation with its temperature.
cock fighter (detail)
low fired clay, glaze
22 x 16.5 inch
in Laos, in the mountain village, we saw a real cock-fighter. He was bleeding awfully and ready to get into a fight again. it is hard to forget
cockfight in Laos
this is the photograph of the real bleeding rooster in a cock fight that I saw in Laos in a mountain village.
Buddha Girl
high fired Grogzilla clay, stain
24 x 14 x 8 inch
it’s Grogzilla clay! I love it! It is extremely groggy clay that shows the grog when high fired.
Buddha Girl (detail)
high fired Grogzilla clay, stain
24 x 14 x 8 inch
torso
high fired clay, stain
29.5 x 16 x 8 inch
I took pictures of myself naked and while modeled in clay was trying to stay true to the images
torso (detail)
high fired clay, stain
29.5 x 16 x 8 inch
torso (back view)
high fired clay, stain
29.5 x 16 x 8 inch
Turtle III
2011, soda fired clay, stain, glaze
9.5 x 11 x 9 inch
I like making turtles. I made this one to keep for my little Rumi
Turtle II
soda fired clay, stain
13 x 10 x 6 inch
I sold this one at the advanced Ceramic conference in Davis and missed it. I made another one later.
I am a Frog
low fired clay, glaze
14.5 x 11 x 10.5 inch
I made it about two months after I touched clay first time ever, 2005. And clay became my favorite material to model in.
This piece is still in my garden as a reminder of how lucky I was to stumble upon Clay
I am a Frog (detail)
2005, low fired clay, glaze