Nature’s Passages 

Steel, rust

Katrina: Aftermath

Steel, found objects

Loss

Steel

40 x 16 inches

Detail of Katrina: Aftermath

Earth Tree   Black Iron, patinas

“I am a tree hugger. It almost hurts to see them deteriorating from new diseases (Sudden Oak Death, in my neighborhood), or from fires raging out of control. Nature is struggling to stay in balance.  Just look at this poor tree, ravaged by unnatural conditions.  Yet as it decays, it still has a strange beauty, even in final stages of life.  I wanted to preserve the tree; not to let it go completely.  So I made it of steel, as a lasting reminder of the final stage.” 

Inspiration for Earth Tree

        Waste Not

  Hose, wire, hanger

Tree Tears 

Steel

51 x 30 x 28 inches

Tree of Tears

Recycled metals, metal shavings

10.5 feet tall

Tree of Tears

detail

Treedentity

Steel

48 x 35 x 9 inches

Prayer Wheel: Environment

  Found stovepipe, patinas

        Bonsai

Found rusted steel

Permanent installation at Marin Art & Garden Center

Ross, California

Marin Society of Artists