I spent the fall casting bronze in California where I happily traded the honkstorm on 8th Avenue for a daily chorus of sea lions. 300 of these whiskered buskers assembled beneath the boardwalk each morning, barking melodiously as I rode my rusty cruiser past the pier. After sunset, amped-up pajama-clad, post-punk-neo-fusion-funk rock bands provided spirited exit music for the breezy ride home through downtown Santa Cruz…
Fugue, bronze (detail), #1/5 (36h x 12w x 7in) A delicate abstraction inspired by contemporary dance, sensual curves enwrap one another and fold in on themselves like a musical fugue.
Relic conjures anachronistic imagery for me—as if unearthed from an archaeological dig. #3/8 (15h x 12w x 5in).
Patina application on Fugue, @ Karl Reichley Studio, Berkeley, CA