Protein Chains and chromosomes 1996 to 2003
Swift Stream 2003
about 7.5’ across
Mixed Media
#1 1996
23” x 12” x 5”
Mixed Media
Nomads All Figures 2002
Varying sizes 40” to 57” high
Mixed Media
Confluence 2002
70” high
Mixed Media
Meander 2002
60” high
Mixed Media
Last Known Address 1999
58” high
Includes more than a dozen metal tags stamped with my first phone number
Broken Line 2002 47” high
Mixed Media
Dolly Series #4 1998
36” high
Mixed Media with Stamped Brass Tags
Frosted Chromosome 2001
50” high
Mixed Media
Initiated after the birth of ‘Dolly’ the cloned sheep in 1996, the forms and devices that found their way into these sculptures continued in my work through the following two decades.
Chromosomes employ the helical form over many scales to produce proteins. They function by their ability to make connection with various cells of the body. The additional materials attached to the sculpture, such as knots of twine, keys and other fasteners, allude to these connectors and their ability to unlock the functions of our bodies.
Chromosome with Keys 1999
52” high
Mixed Media
Chromosome with Rings 2001
52” high
Mixed Media
This series of works draw their inspiration from the organic form of protein chains and chromosomes. Built on a steel armature, they are wrapped with layers of materials such as foam, cloth, knotted twine and plastic mesh and then painted with latex rubber and acrylic paint.
Dolly Dance 1996
20” high
Mixed Media
Chromosome with Fish Hooks 2002
33” high
Mixed Media
The reference is to ‘Dolly’ the sheep. The first mammal ever to be cloned