Missing Person

The form before it became space.

The original human form touched all six surfaces of the cube. This is what remains after the clay figure was packed in a plaster mix and the figure then removed. Negative space is all that remains of the missing person.

“Missing Person” was created for the 2918 International Sculpture Conference in Portland, Oregon.

Torn: The space between the conscious and unconscious state

The world as we knew it is being torn apart beneath our feet. What was once stable ground is now uncertain.

As the fissure expands, a new world is revealed, new possibilities. From chaos comes order.

“Torn” symbolizes a temporary state of chaos as it gives way to a new reality. It is much like the nebulous zone between consciousness and unconsciousness – the state where images reveal themselves. Those images lead ultimately to new archetypes.

There is a way forward,but it may not be immediately obvious. The Greek definition of apocalypse is not about disaster, but the invisible being revealed. We need to look beyond the moment to the opportunities as they are unveiled. Endure the uncertainty with confidence that something wonderful is indeed happening.

Mixed media sculpture.

Clarity: A necessary step toward the portal

This short video is the result of a series of sketches that began in 2017. I’ve been exploring these characters whenever and whenever they reoccur in my imagination. In the past month, it was time to take the sketches to a realized form. This painting/sculpture is a combination of ideas that didn’t conform to either 2- or 3-dimension.

Managing the Creative Process

I have a number of methods for generating ideas. It’s a result of a career as a creative director. Recognizing when I’m stuck and managing how I get unstuck is always an opportunity to take a step forward.
When I’m ready to create a new sculpture, I just start drawing. Anything. It doesn’t matter what. The important thing is to do something. Make marks on paper. Then I look at it for a few minutes. Maybe draw over the lines and add some shading. Look at it some more. Turn the page upside down. If nothing happens, skip back a few pages in my sketch book to see what I’ve drawn recently. Then return to the newest sketch. That usually helps me see something in the new sketch I didn’t see before.
The slightest hint of an alternative is a point of exploration. What if? What else can I do with it? I might redraw it and exaggerate an edge or shape. Then, redraw it again several times, modifying it a little with each version. That usually results in a fresh path of exploration. Then, it’s simply a process of pushing that idea further with successive sketches until I have something different from anything I’ve created previously.
Being stuck is nonsense. It’s a temporary lack of momentum. The trick is to create momentum in any direction and once the ideas are moving again, each will feed the next.