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BODHISATTVA
Carrotwood on hickory
20 x 10 x 9.5"
Created in 2000. Acquired for
the permanent collection of The Colquitt County Art Center.
This beautiful carrotwood piece shows a Buddha head in a female form. Side View Larger |
CHAC
MOOL
Camphor on black walnut
15 x 28 x 9"
Created 1990. A Mayan sacrificial altar, this female Chac Mool
won First Place at the 1990 Cocoa Village Art Show. Larger |
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GOLDEN BUDDHA
Osage orange on walnut
15 x 13 x 7.5"
Created in 1989.This wood was brilliant yellow when first completed, and is part of my personal permanent collection. Larger |
THE
DREAMER
Cedar on maple
10.5 x 38 x 9"
Created in 1993. I was thinking of reclining Buddhas and my own inclination to dream of the future. One of my personal favorites, it was re-sold twice, maybe on EBay. Larger |
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WAVE
Spalted black walnut
22 x 14 x 11"
It is rare to find black walnut in the spalted
stage (right before rotting), and it has a
wild grain to it. An award winner at Cedar
Key Sidewalk Show. Larger view Even larger Another View |
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SEA HORSE
Melaleuca on black walnut
37 x 7.5 x 7.5"
Melaleuca, also called punk or paperbark tree,
is a non-indigenous tree that is taking over
southern Florida. A great carving wood
with a beautiful grain. Larger view |
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SISTER SPIRIT
Grapefruit on black walnut
20 x 10 x 10 Created in 1995. This is one of my personal favorites;
it shows the loving bond between sisters. Larger
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CHERRY MOON
Cherry
11 x 10.5 x 2"
Created in 1996. This is one
of my many smaller works that sell instantly and hang from
the ceiling. Larger |
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TORSO
Black walnut on poplar
23 x 12 x 7"
Created 1996. I had this work in transition for almost ten years before it found its way from male to female. Larger
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SACRED IBIS
Birds-eye maple on walnut
7.5 x 13.5 x 4"
Created 1990. A friend had given
me a piece of birds-eye maple that had been cut out for a gun stock. I
put it to better use. Larger |
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FLAMINGOES
Holly on mahogany
8.5 x 4.5 x 4"
Created in 1981. This is definitely private collection because I hand-carved this with a knife on our two-month honeymoon trip out West. Larger
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ARGONAUTA
Cherry on walnut
18.5 x 19 x 10"
Created in 1991. Part of the Shell series, the title is the Latin name for this type of Nautilus shell. Larger Back View
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TURTLE TOTEM
57 x 12 x 12"
Created in 1988.
Made from poplar, cypress,
and possibly Caribbean
mahognany found on the
beach. The image shows the life and death cycle of the sea turtle.
Our home in Brevard County is one of the premier nesting sites
of loggerhead turtles. Larger Side View |
TULIP SHELL
Black walnut on poplar
36 x 7.5 x 5"
Created in 1996. I was realizing that people prefer art to hang on their walls. I
carved a three-dimensional
piece of shell and mounted it on a board that hangs on the wall. Larger |
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OUR MOTHERS BEFORE
US
Chestnut on black walnut
66 x 11 x 11"
Made
from a 100-year-old chestnut
beam from a friend's barn in Tennessee. A tribute to our
women ancestors, showing that the youngest of us stands
on the shoulders of our elders. Closeup
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DEVI
Black walnut on hickory
53 x 12 x 9"
Created in 2001. I was looking at
a picture of an Indian sandstone deep relief carving of Devi, the
curvaceous goddess who bestows fertility in womb and field on her
devotees. I thought it would be great to show her holding the
bounty of my wild yard: bananas, elephant ears, angel trumpets and
seagrapes. Larger |
JAPANESE TURRID
Cedar on cherry
32 x 11 x 10"
Created in 1989. Part of the Shell series, this South Carolina cedar's grain is unique because of the many knot holes where limbs branched off. Larger |
