Cholla Garden Size:42 x 52 inches Creating very organic ink wash

Creating very organic ink wash is an important element of my work

The series was later reinterpreted to address a Japanese audience following a 2-month research residency at Tokyo Arts and Space

The kinks in the legs make for captivating negative space when lined up along a bar or kitchen counter

Sides are hammered then polished

I make them in pairs so they can be used as salad tongs

Cholla Garden Size:42 x 52 inches Creating very organic ink wash"All my work is abstract now, but it references real concrete experiences of the world: nature, urban industrial landscapes, bodies and body parts, etc. Images come to mind and I jot them down in my hand made sketchbooks. I work with the same forms over and over until they change or morph meaning and evolve into new forms. It is an organic way of working. I try not to limit or control the imagery much beyond a formal need for composition, color,