Untitled stained glass

This is another detail of the same installation. For many of my pieces during this time, there is a fascination with the filtering of light that is evident here. This can be poignant, compelling, or even oddly spiritual.

universe

This piece was a full year in the making, serving as countertop, paint collector, and finally finished piece. Fun fact: The back of this piece is also a piece all of its own (recently completed). More on that to come.

This is a detail of the same area of the installation featured yesterday.

This is a floor shot of my 2007 installation You Can't Beat The System at Project Row Houses, Houston.

ART

Third Ward - 7

The last in the recent mini-series of photographic works. I just think this cup is so compelling, and completely changed by the environment it's been in. It's funny, we usually think of it the other way around.

Third Ward - 5

Another photographic work highlighting the refuse in my neigborhood. I think this one came out very well.

Third Ward - 2

I enjoy the subtle color changes across this photograph. It's more formal than many of my pieces, but it relates to trash anyway.

Curtain to Studio

This piece is made out of a shower curtain. It functioned as a doorway to my studio for much of 2006-7... Until the broken mirror bits became a safety hazard. I still enjoy it very much as a mixed media piece.

Studio Snapshot

This is a snapshot of my studio floor, taken sometime in 2007. You can see several small panels in progress. This sort of epitomizes the way I work- disordered, colorful, and messy.

Magenta Mixed Media

This is a detail of a very heavily textured grunge canvas. I love the effect that dirt gives when mixed with acrylic paint, it's very satisfying.

Stamp Collage

This trash-inspired collage is very colorful and the entire thing is reminiscent of a postage stamp.

Plexiglass work in progress

This is pretty interesting, a snapshot of a figure painted on plexiglass in my studio. The final result of this over another canvas is a finalist in the 2008 Hunting Art Prize.

Sacred Heart Image

I've recently become interested by religious art and iconography. In this piece, I put a modern interpretation on an old design idea and I think the results are interesting.

Lynx Drawing

Although the paper is cheap, this doesn't fit exactly in with the theme of this blog but I thought what the hey, happy April fool's day.