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Artist Statement
"Architecture is a rational, functional pursuit as well as a creative, conceptual pursuit. The design studio is often dominated by the functional requirements but what makes design meaningful is the conceptual strength and the artistic development of an idea. This pursuit of the conceptual, along with the mastery of craft needed to illustrate the concept, is the focus of my creative activity over the last eight years. The creative activity of this period is really only the most recent step in a lifelong dedication to the art that I now engage.
The structure of architectural detail, the scale and form of cabinetry and the concept of sculpture are the primary influences on my work. The boundaries are blurred and the result is, hopefully, an illustration of a personal view of all three sources of inspiration. The pieces that I have been showing compose a documentation of a process: a process of thought; a process of skill development; a process of design."
The artist is a licensed architect and maintans a studio at Southern Illinois University Carbondale where he teaches design studios in the School of Architecture. In addition to the work shown here, he is interested in the sustainability issues surrounding tropical hardwoods and the relationship between craftsmanship and creativity.
Exhibitions
11/05/07
Illinois State Artisans Center, Whittington, IL
Pure Tranquility
02/12/07
Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, Tennessee
Positive / Negative 23 - Honarable Mention
12/2/2006
Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
Craftforms 2006
09/23/2006
Carbon County Cultural Project, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Old School, New School, No School
09/22/2006
The Cathedral Foundation, Covington, Kentucky
Visions X - Best of Show Award
8/25/2006
Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, Louisiana
19th September Competition - Second Place Award
08/01/2006
Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska
6th Annual Summer All Media International - Special Recognition
10/7/2005
Elder Gallery, Nebrask Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska
The Art of Fine Craft - Second Place Award
02/07/2005
University Museum, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois
Conceptual Carpentry - Solo Exhibition
02/01/2003
Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas
Sixteenth Annual Materials: Hard and Soft
11/07/2003
Ohr-OKeefe Museums, Biloxi, Mississippi.
George E. Ohr National Arts Challenge 2003 - Grand Prize Award
01/20/2004
Mesa Art Center, Mesa, Arizona
26th Annual Contemporary Crafts
05/20/2004
Artisans Center of Virginia, Waynesboro, Virginia
Primary Colors: A survey of Contemporary Craft in Red, Yellow and Blue - Second Place Award
06/20/2004
Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University
Crafts National 38
08/23/2004
Florida State Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, Florida
Combined Talents 19
08/25/2004
The Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana
ANA 33
09/28/2004
Sacremento Fine Arts Center, Sacremento, California
Bold Expressions
Reviews and Press
2006
Southern Illinois University
Faculty Listing
spr. 2005
Perspectives
Rhythm in the Grain
Aug. 2006
Upstream People Gallery
Jurors Statement