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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
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BODHISATTVA
Carrot wood on hickory
20 x 10 x 9.5
Carrot wood on hickory
20 x 10 x 9.5
Created in 2000
Acquired for the permanent collection of The Colquitt County Art Center. This beautiful carrot wood piece shows a Buddha head in a female form.
Acquired for the permanent collection of The Colquitt County Art Center. This beautiful carrot wood piece shows a Buddha head in a female form.
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CHAC MOOL
Camphor on black walnut
15 x 28 x 9
Camphor on black walnut
15 x 28 x 9
Created in 1990
A Mayan sacrificial altar, this female Chac Mool won First Place at the 1990 Cocoa Village Art Show.
A Mayan sacrificial altar, this female Chac Mool won First Place at the 1990 Cocoa Village Art Show.
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THE DREAMER
Cedar on maple
10.5 x 38 x 9
Cedar on maple
10.5 x 38 x 9
Created in 1993
I was thinking of reclining Buddhas and my own inclination to dream of the future. One of my personal favorites, it was re-sold twice, maybe on Bay.
I was thinking of reclining Buddhas and my own inclination to dream of the future. One of my personal favorites, it was re-sold twice, maybe on Bay.
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WAVE
Spalted black walnut
22 x 14 x 11
Spalted black walnut
22 x 14 x 11
Created in 1988
It is rare to find black walnut in the spalted stage (right before rotting), and it has a wild grain to it. An award winner at Cedar Key Sidewalk Show.
It is rare to find black walnut in the spalted stage (right before rotting), and it has a wild grain to it. An award winner at Cedar Key Sidewalk Show.
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ARGONAUTA
Cherry on walnut
18.5 x 19 x 10
Cherry on walnut
18.5 x 19 x 10
Created in 1991
Part of the Shell series, the title is the Latin name for this type of Nautilus shell.
Part of the Shell series, the title is the Latin name for this type of Nautilus shell.
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JAPANESE TURRID
Cedar on cherry
32 x 11 x 10
Cedar on cherry
32 x 11 x 10
Created in 1989
Part of the Shell series, this South Carolina cedar's grain is unique because of the many knot holes where limbs branched off.
Part of the Shell series, this South Carolina cedar's grain is unique because of the many knot holes where limbs branched off.
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TURTLE TOTEM
Poplar, cypress, Caribbean mahogany
57 x 12 x 12
Poplar, cypress, Caribbean mahogany
57 x 12 x 12
Created in 1988
The image shows the life and death cycle of the sea turtle. Our home in Brevard County is one of the premier nesting sites of loggerhead turtles.
The image shows the life and death cycle of the sea turtle. Our home in Brevard County is one of the premier nesting sites of loggerhead turtles.
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TULIP SHELL
Black walnut on poplar
36 x 7.5 x 5
Black walnut on poplar
36 x 7.5 x 5
Created in 1996
I was realizing that people prefer art to hang on their walls. I carved a three-dimensional piece of shell and mounted it on a board that hangs on the wall.
I was realizing that people prefer art to hang on their walls. I carved a three-dimensional piece of shell and mounted it on a board that hangs on the wall.
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..AND OUR MOTHERS BEFORE US
Chestnut on black walnut
66 x 11 x 11
Chestnut on black walnut
66 x 11 x 11
Created in 1993
Made from a 100-year-old chestnut beam from a friend's barn in Tennessee. A tribute to our women ancestors, showing that the youngest of us stands on the shoulders of our elders.
Made from a 100-year-old chestnut beam from a friend's barn in Tennessee. A tribute to our women ancestors, showing that the youngest of us stands on the shoulders of our elders.
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DEVI
Black walnut on hickory
53 x 12 x 9
Black walnut on hickory
53 x 12 x 9
Created in 2001
I was looking at a picture of an Indian sandstone deep relief carving of Devi, the curvaceous goddess who bestows fertility in womb and field on her devotees. I thought it would be great to show her holding the bounty of my wild yard: bananas, elephant ears, angel trumpets and sea grapes.
I was looking at a picture of an Indian sandstone deep relief carving of Devi, the curvaceous goddess who bestows fertility in womb and field on her devotees. I thought it would be great to show her holding the bounty of my wild yard: bananas, elephant ears, angel trumpets and sea grapes.
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FLAMINGOES
Holly on mahogany
8.5 x 4.5 x 4
Holly on mahogany
8.5 x 4.5 x 4
Created in 1981
This is definitely private collection because I hand-carved this with a knife on our two-month honeymoon trip out West.
This is definitely private collection because I hand-carved this with a knife on our two-month honeymoon trip out West.
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SACRED IBIS
Birds-eye maple on walnut
7.5 x 13.5 x 4
Birds-eye maple on walnut
7.5 x 13.5 x 4
Created in 1990
A friend had given me a piece of birds-eye maple that had been cut out for a gun stock. I put it to better us.
A friend had given me a piece of birds-eye maple that had been cut out for a gun stock. I put it to better us.
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CHERRY MOON
Cherry
11 x 10.5 x 2
Cherry
11 x 10.5 x 2
Created in 1996
This is one of my many smaller works that hang from the ceiling.
This is one of my many smaller works that hang from the ceiling.
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Three Graces
Cherry
12 x 12 x 2.5
Cherry
12 x 12 x 2.5
Created in 2005
Based on the Greek marble relief. I was thinking about my two sisters and our interaction with the goddess of love.
Based on the Greek marble relief. I was thinking about my two sisters and our interaction with the goddess of love.
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Golden Buddha
Osage Orange
15 x 13 x 7.5
Osage Orange
15 x 13 x 7.5
Created in 1989
One of the first pieces I carved after moving to Brevard, I needed a Buddha to give me a sense of peace.
One of the first pieces I carved after moving to Brevard, I needed a Buddha to give me a sense of peace.
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Woman From The Sea
Cherry
31 x 13 x 9
Cherry
31 x 13 x 9
Created in 2009
A tribute to my younger sister who passed away after a 5 year battle with breast cancer. I included symbols from her life.
A tribute to my younger sister who passed away after a 5 year battle with breast cancer. I included symbols from her life.
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Gratia Plena
Apple on Hickory
25 x 10 x 9
Apple on Hickory
25 x 10 x 9
Created in 2002
I was thinking about acceptance and the Virgin Mary as she was told by the angel of her upcoming fate.
Means 'Full of Grace'
I was thinking about acceptance and the Virgin Mary as she was told by the angel of her upcoming fate.
Means 'Full of Grace'
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Cradle Shell
Cherry
18 x 17 x 14
Cherry
18 x 17 x 14
Created in 1984
By inverting a moon shell, it looks like a cradle. This was made from FL cherry and was a prize-winner in Vero Beach. show.
By inverting a moon shell, it looks like a cradle. This was made from FL cherry and was a prize-winner in Vero Beach. show.
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Volva
Plum on Cherry
18 x 6 x 6
Plum on Cherry
18 x 6 x 6
Created in 1986
It is a beautiful egg cowry shell carved from a friend's California plum tree.
It is a beautiful egg cowry shell carved from a friend's California plum tree.
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Maculate Moon
Seagrape on Walnut
16 x 16 x 16
Seagrape on Walnut
16 x 16 x 16
Created in 2002
Moon shells are my favorite. The 'maculated' ones (spotted or blemished) are as multi-colored as the spalted woods that I like. This piece had a strange knot that I used as the eye.
Moon shells are my favorite. The 'maculated' ones (spotted or blemished) are as multi-colored as the spalted woods that I like. This piece had a strange knot that I used as the eye.
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