Gallery - Large Items
Gallery > Large Items Gallery
These items represent major commitments, both of creative design energy and production time and effort. They are more involved and complex, therefore they can take a month or more to produce, once the creative skull-work is done.
Rose Garden Gates
2017

One of a pair of gates, both different, for a garden entry. The lower criss-cross section is a rabbit barrier.
Moon Howl
2016

Near our desert home, coyotes are a fact of life. And, we often hear coyotes howling at the moon. Thus, I was inspired to create this collaborative work - Lois Hinman made the clay moon, I did the steelwork. While the photo shows this as a shadow sculpture - it works either as a Visual Align piece or as a Shadow Sculpture. In a private collection.
Steel/Glass Light
2016

The wonderful original blown glass glows internally from the light inside the floor lamp. This lamp is another collaboration between Laura Arns (Arson Studios) and myself. In a private collection.
Welcome Shaman
2016

Visual Align Sculpture - a new direction for me . Similar to a shadow sculpture, in this work the image comes into focus when viewed from a specific direction and location. In this photo you can just make out the "welcome" about to come into focus - you need to be about 2 feet to the left to get it seen clearly. In a private collection.
Sammie Sundial
2016

Inspired by the form of a different piece made by the noted artist-blacksmith Brett Moten (Infinity Forge), this sundial is now installed in its spectacular setting. In this photo, you can see that there was a bit of frost that morning.
Railing Side Panels
2013

In an earlier photo I showed the upper structure of this small porch. These are the side panels that go with it.
In Plain SIght Shadow Sculpture Show
2013

I was honored to be selected for a Nov-Dec 2013 show of my Shadow Sculpture art at the Maturango Museum. This photo gives an overview of the show. Much of the work in this show is described in the Shadow Sculpture section of this website.
Entry Stands with Petroglyph Rocks
2013

Decorative outdoor stands to mark the entry to a beautiful home in Ridgecrest. These pieces were a collaboration with Olaf Doud, who is well known for his reproductions of native American rock art items. Each stand features one of his petroglyph rocks. Each is designed to hold a solar glow light.
Altas
2010

Based upon the design approach of Claudio Botero,, Atlas is a modern interpretation of ancient mythology.
Garden Gate Panel 1
2008

This is my favorite panel in the garden gate. It is based upon a design from a Thomas Chippendale furniture piece found in a museum in the Philippines.
Garden Gate
2008

This gate is for the side entry into a garden area at our home. It features a number of completely different panels, based on design ideas from a number of places.
Chimney Pet
2009

The clients for this work had a beautiful outdoor fireplace, and wanted a decorative top for it. From our mutual collaboration, this piece resulted. It features images of the local mountains, local flora and fauna, a shaman, and forged lizards, jimson weeds, and desert tortoise.
Sun Shaman
2009

This outdoor sculpture combines several petroglyph and local icons into a sundial. The shaman is modeled after petroglyphs found in local canyons, as is the goat. The arched back of the goat is the sundial hour arch, with the gnomon shadow cast by the atlatl held in the shaman’s hand. This piece was commissioned for a private collection.
Entry Table
2009

My wife likes to grow orchids, so this table (in the entry area of our home) features 6 different species of orchids, each forged in steel.
Large Shaman
2009

Based on an iconic petroglyph design found in our local area, this large shaman was a private commission. It decorates the entry to a client’s home.
Sun Joy
2008

This piece was the result of a commission from the City of Ridgecrest, which I was fortunate to receive under their Art in Public Places Program. Symbolizing the joy of living in our local desert, it features the rising sun with icons of local desert life. It is located in the Ridgecrest Sculpture Garden, at the Kerr-McGee Center.