projects

Mockingbird

2012
Steel
Minneapolis, MN

A welded steel bird with a wire-frame look and a 6-foot wingspan, commissioned for a New Year’s Eve event.

Monster Shanty

2012
Mixed materials
Exhibited: Art Shanty Projects 2012 – Minneapolis, MN

Monsters Under the Bed Shanty was a fantastic frozen-lake getaway under a giant bed with all the creature comforts. Over four weekends, visitors of every age enjoyed drawing monsters, listening to our house monster band, donning monster-garb, and operating monster paws and tentacles.

I was one of the core members of the team who designed, built, decorated and staffed the shanty.

monstershanty.wordpress.com

Tiny Shanty

2010
Mixed materials
Exhibited: Art Shanty Projects 2010 – Minneapolis, MN

The historic Tiny Shanty was a majestic three-story villa shrunk to child size in the middle of a frozen lake. Over four weekends, visitors of all sizes enjoyed their stay with activities including tiny tea service, petite poetry slam competitions, miniature movie night and tiny art-making. It culminated in a tiny fire arts festival with the burning of a tiny Paul Bunyan.

I was one of the core members of the team who designed, built, decorated and staffed the shanty.

tinyshanty.wordpress.com

Star Tree

2007
Steel, computer, electronics
Exhibited: Burning Man Art Festival – Black Rock City, NV

Star Tree was an interactive sound and light sculpture included in the festival centerpiece funded by the Burning Man Organization. The alien tree held light-up “stars” which would flicker and fade while visitors recorded an audio wish upon the 10-foot tall tree and listened to wishes played back randomly.

Star Seed

2006
Steel, electronics
Exhibited:Burning Man Art Festival – Black Rock City, NV

A 2-foot alien plant seed made of metal, lying in an open pod. Layered sounds emanated from the pod and at night light glowed through the gaps.

Deflation

2005
Balloons, computer, video
Exhibited: T-Minus Art Festival – New York City, NY

Large balloon sculpture and interactive time lapse collaboration with Aaron Prust. Over the run of the show, the sculpture deflated and visitors could interact with the time-lapse video through a computer monitor to move forward and back in time.