art for the blind

my recent work, and photos from my show this weekend. all are acrylic painted wood panel, hammered with copper nails and copper wire, all encased in resin. hand built wood frames. drawer pulls are found. each piece has a phrase in braille nailed into it, beginning with the letter shown, as in classic illuminated letters. translations are below each image:






"make yourself immortal"



"words and a book and a belief that the world is words"



"i'd tell you all you want to know and more if the sounds i made could be what you hear"


"here is how to handle being a feral prodigy"


"you'll worry less what people think about you when you realize how seldom they actually do"


"how totally banal of you to ask what i really mean"


"look at that fucker dance"


"make yourself immortal"


"carry on, regardless"

step into our office...

inspiration from this project by personal hero stephen powers.

scenic painting

for the movie "THEO", this wall of windows was for an old tobacco stained flop house set. but as there was no translight, i needed to make them translucent. here is how they looked lit for camera:



this was the hallway set. i applied grass wallpaper, stenciled this pattern, and aged it down:


backdrop painted for "black & white" spring 2010 catalogue
8'x8' panel:


backdrops i painted for the bergdorf goodman holiday 2009 window displays:

scenic props

pop-out birthday cake

made for the jerry springer show, but rented out for many occasions.
includes a step inside for multi-use by strippers or small people.
4'x4', wood, paint, felt, silk



the cash register is an antique, the "marble" is actually a wood panel i cut, painted and finished with wax:



needed blank basketballs for AMC TV spot:

one logo gone, 5 to go (2 on each ball)


logos gone!






gravestone built for "grey stone", documentary directed by sean stone





sculpted from styrofoam, wire, cheesecloth and spray plastic, krylon paints. 2005.
commissioned by a McDonalds for a jungle themed installation in Chicago, IL

sculpture

hand sculpted bisque fired clay, surface treatments done with acrylic paint, shoe polish, metallic powders


thrown earthenware, handmade glazes




slumped glass, sand etching, copper wire. 5"x7", 4 plates of glass in each wood frame

pencils and paper

for the baby's room

oil on 12"x12" masonite, frames hand built and painted to look like driftwood.

food

both are 18"x24" acrylic on masonite panels

old work

18"x24" oil on canvas


30"x60" oil on canvas



3'x5' oil on canvas


24"x36" oil on canvas


24"x24" oil on canvas