The Ties That Bind

Families are made of ties that resemble
tangled chromosomes but yet which
are starkly different. Using Japanese Gampi  paper I have tried to imagine these ties as forged from to "anvil" shapes inverted and wrapped in pathways that only suggest organic material but depart from it as well.

Family Bound

We have different passages, cohorts and cultures from those around us. We are all, though, on a journey which moves through time. Some older, some younger. The journey allows us to be family.

The Beatles Go Better With Coke

Diana in Egypt

I have gained inspiration from the well-known collagist Georges Pinel.
He uses a cubist placement of images, but threads in colors (here red) to
bring togethe the categories. For me here the close cropping adds
a mild surrealism (clipped mouth beneath the red hat) to add some melanchology
and the squeezing of Lady Di's beautiful smile and frame.

One Side of Shiva

Stencil It, L.A.!

Delta House

My water colors and pastels have focused on my experiences on the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta. The Delta is the area around the confluence of California's two great rivers, the Sacramento and the San Joaquin. It is an utterly unique area, but in many ways a neglected place. The large plantations, some from the 19C and still family owned, developed the pear harvesting industry in Northern California.Of interest to me as an artist are the people of this area and how they live. Bridge tenders, ferry operators, farmers and salvage operators and all the attendant gear have left their footprints in this unique natural zone.