Trading the 8th Ave Honkstorm for The Hallelujah Sea Lion Chorus

I spent the fall in California casting five bronze sculptures, commuting to the foundry on a rusty old cruiser. Instead of being startled awake by an alarming Eighth Avenue honkstorm, I woke to the harmonious sound of 300 zalophus californianus attending choir practice under the Boardwalk. After sunset, amped-up pajama-clad, post-punk-neo-fusion-funk-rock buskers provided spirited exit music for the breezy ride home through downtown Santa Cruz…

Fugue is a delicate abstraction inspired by contemporary dance. Sensual curves enwrap one another and fold in on themselves like a musical fugue. #1/5 (commissioned), 36h x 12w x 7in.

Relic conjures anachronistic imagery—as if unearthed from an archaeological dig. #3/8—15h x 12w x 5in.