hazchem

small detail from a mixed media piece that later became a sort of blueprint for 'custody'.
'hazchem'. 17.75 inches by 22 inches. R-type print, wood, glass, enamel, pencil, tape.

whiteloupe

a nice little featurette on my work on this excellent photography blog based in texas.
many other photographers there, some great alternative processes and ideas ...

oxidation

been working on a new edition of this...
20 x 16 R-type from 35mm cine film. tape. fungus. oxidation. debris.

statuettes

joy (notebook)

wave theory

iraq/detail

detail from notebook ...

working notes/art star

notes from art star project ...

day 5

life began when a star, in its dying stage, exploded ... our bodies are stars.
the final day saw this 'star' become a locked container.... as we all are, just containers of accumulated memories, regrets, yearnings... a loose meditation on childhood, growth, decay, remembering, forgetting, wishing ... all stitched loosely together with images of children in autumn who--like falling stars and windfall apples-- burst with life and light all too briefly...

day 4

some small but significant changes today, mostly on the back.
the ten sides are now ten words in brown wax pencil, 'under the night sky, the stars were great and unusual'. the meat of this piece is in the smaller details but, as a whole, it feels the way i originally wanted it to feel; bare, unfinished, unpretentious and honest with a vague narrative. it also looks more like a container today, a packing crate with labels and scribbles which, again, suggests memories or something locked away or put in storage ...