The Signal Series
The intent was to devise a vocabulary of forms and to deploy these simple shapes in a variety of formats...a utilization of visual language akin perhaps to song or poetry; the result a very specific and directly perceived image.
The aluminum castings and extrusions are machined to close tolerances, then bolted together and finished with color sparingly applied by chemical treatment and paint. Each of the Signal pieces is intended as an edition of 8 (editions as yet incomplete).
The Places Series
These wall reliefs were developed subsequent to the Signal pieces and, like them, employed a variety of shaped elements bolted together. An analogy to a jigsaw puzzle would be correct. This method of construction allowed for a great variety of surface treatments across the face of the piece, giving a collage like appearance to what is clearly an object, not simply a painted surface. The titles are almost all after the fact and are suggested by the appearance of the finished piece.