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View fullsize This is a fiber optic star field ceiling my studio completed in collaboration with @larclighting in 2024, installed in a private residence here in Tennessee. There are 1200 star points mapped to the visible night sky and oriented to the house on a pa
View fullsize it's been an immense pleasure to get back on the wheel this year. for my end of the year project 2024, I revived a mildly incoherent, 20 year old project- many little pots with words on them. in this case: small, palm sized cups with a deep undercut
View fullsize Detail of an inlay for a table I did last year. The central disc is solid bronze, spit-bite etched and inked by @elysiaallalong. The illuminated ring is mapped to the moon cycles here in Knoxville and illuminates the portion of the ring corresponding
View fullsize I made these candlesticks for my pal @lasander. She has cats so I made a little steel base and embedded really strong magnets into the base of each candlestick. The bronze caps on the bases provide just the right distance between the magnets and the
View fullsize I am thrilled that these sculptural lighting pieces are finally installed at the Maker Exchange here in Knoxville. These were specifically designed to pair with @ajayneswoodworks ' massive beautiful banquet tables, and I think the volumes and curves
View fullsize Close up of a pair of custom ash and walnut lamps I delivered to a client here in knoxville this summer. You know how some people’s dogs are like them, but they can’t ever see it? For all the work I put into these pieces I don’t rea
View fullsize Pair of lamps in ash+walnut just delivered to a client here in Knoxville. They make a warm and calm and subtle light
View fullsize getting to know some new work with my spiritual advisor. thanks @jonathandanielclay for the photos
View fullsize Two commissioned sculptures that are finally assembled and ready for permanent install after a solid 8 months of development. @danielclay for scale. Thanks @raineyrawles for the hyper-competent assistance in nearly every aspect of this project.
View fullsize This light always shows what phase the moon is in at the client’s home here in Knoxville. It has a touch bezel that cycles through different light schemes- I like the back lit “eclipse mode” shown in the first photo. The face is a t
View fullsize Here’s a lamp I made for @knoxvillecommunitymedia ‘s online auction. The prompt was to make something on a skateboard deck. The wood geniuses over at @abletradeknox helped me figure out how to get solid ash boards down to about ten thousa
View fullsize I’ve been slowly building this sculpture on the ceiling of my living room all year. It’s made of paper flowers from the dollar store. I finally put a light in it yesterday. The flowers rustle a little with the air currents in the room.
View fullsize Fresh set of candlesticks with brass details went off to my old college roommate. I was, in fairness, just about the worst possible roommate anyone could be. May these small instances of beauty and intent offset my karmic debt. @mmaatttyy
View fullsize Just dropped off matching sets of candlesticks to @pivotpointgallery.
View fullsize Here are some sets of candlesticks I’ve been working on. I found the femur of some animal on the banks of the Snake River in Washington a few weeks back and it reminded me that these forms are inspired by the skull of a sea bird that I held for
View fullsize If I had my way, the things I make would generate an undeniable peace. Like a field radiating outward that gets stronger the closer you get. This is an intellectually indefensible desire and yet it remains my practice to attempt to treat the pieces w
View fullsize 3 implied figures. Thanks @danielclay for the excellent photography. #lightingdesign #sculpture #steelsculpture #bronzesculpture #outdoorsculpture #timepiece
View fullsize “Binary Star” 2022. Steel, Bronze, light.
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