Sculpture

Form and Gesture reveal Spirit.

Figurative and narrative works move between mediums, each piece shaped around expression, presence, and story.

I made a little pumpkin with a creepy face. It didn’t ’tick all the boxes’ of how I like a sculpture to proceed, so I tried working on it some more, then squashed its little head and started from scratch.

Between the squash and the new start, I did some pumpkin research… a sculpting teacher told me 80% of the work is done before you even pick up some clay — this work is the research, the studying, the thinking — the sorting out of the distance between imagination and reality.

I hadn’t really done any on the first one, so I took a step back and looked at everything, from different types of pumpkins and their respective number of crenellations, to skin texture, stem attachment, and, and, and…

Then I sat down and gave it another old college try — and Wahoo!

Sculpting is a difficult and mystical process that gives insight into what I call ‘The Secrets of The Maker’ — as one carves and moves clay, one finds the astonishing conception and organization it takes to make a thing, be it a pumpkin or a person. I have always been a seeker of truth, and this is one of my current paths. Discovering these little secrets and their truths as one works brings the laughter of recognition and the joy of understanding.

No better thing.

SELECTED WORKS

Sky Pointing — primary view — Sky Pointing

Sky Pointing, a white crackle-glazed raku egret with an upward-pointing beak, displayed with purple Best in Show and blue first-place ribbons at the 2026 State Fair of Texas. — Sky Pointing

Raku
12 × 9 × 6 in · 2026
Best in Show · 2026 State Fair of Texas · Sculpture
First Place · Sculpture · Teachers & Professionals · Originals in Clay
Private collection · Similar works by commission

Mustang Resting on Wildflower Bluff — sculpture view — Mustang Resting on Wildflower Bluff

Mustang Resting on Wildflower Bluff, a pale stoneware horse resting on a flower-covered base, displayed with a blue first-place ribbon at the 2026 State Fair of Texas. — Mustang Resting on Wildflower Bluff

Stoneware · Oxides · Glazes
14 × 7 × 7 in · 2026
First Place · 2026 State Fair of Texas Sculpture · Teachers & Professionals · Originals in Clay
Private collection · Similar works by commission

Wanda’s Wishbone Sculpture — primary view — Wanda’s Wishbone Sculpture

Wanda’s Wishbone Sculpture — opposite angle — Wanda’s Wishbone Sculpture

Sculpey polymer clay · Metal · Wood
12 × 10 × 7 in · 1995 Original
WISHBONE television prop · Created for “Cyranose,” Episode 7 · Featured in series opening title sequence
Collection of Artist

BEHIND THE PROP

As Visual Effects Supervisor for WISHBONE, I was accustomed to creating unusual sequences for the series. I had mentioned to members of the Art Department that I was also a sculptor and would be happy to help whenever they needed a prop or set decoration. One day, Contemporary Art Director Barry Phillips asked me to create “a scary version of Wishbone” for Wanda to unveil in the episode “Cyranose.” The deadline was only two or three days—not unusual for the series, but still a formidable amount of work in very little time. As the deadline approached, I came down with the flu and ended up sculpting the prop at home while quite literally sick as a dog. My discomfort may have contributed something to its wonderfully alarming character. The finished articulated sculpture appeared in “Cyranose” and was also featured in the opening title sequence for the series.