I made several smaller pieces with only one deer and decided a mother deer with her fawns running at different speeds and with a backdrop of woods would make a nice piece.

While workshopping plans for the mini-golf course hole Catchin’ a Wave I made a smaller table top version. I realized that it would be a fun piece on its own, but decided to substitute ping pong balls in place of golf balls.

One day while passing through a park I watched people playing with their little dogs who became airborne while running. I thought they looked so joyful and funny that it would make a good automaton.

My intentions with The Nose Knows was to create movement in a figure 8. It took some experimentation and some sleep, as I woke up one morning with the mechanism clearly in my mind. Originally, my plan was to conceal the mechanism, but upon seeing how interesting it is I replaced the top with a glass surface instead.

Dragons represent a primordial force, one that with the flip of a tail can create tidal waves. I wanted to produce a movement both sinuous and mesmerizing. It a few tries with different types of mechanisms before I found the right one. Additionally, I love to carve scales and this creature has thousands!

A bit of a play on words. But then again, if space continues in all directions for infinity, you are at the center of the universe. Comes equipped to hang on the wall.

I used a scissors-like action to thrust the bird out of the jaws of a smug looking dragon but not fast enough to escape his grasp. This piece was featured in the 38th Toys Designed by Artists, a juried show at the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock, Arkansas.

After creating Wake Up and Smell the Roses (for Him) I felt it was important to have gender equity.

Monkey Man was inspired by my experience studying mask carving in Bali, Indonesia. He is a clown and my alter ego. His short stubby blond hair is reminiscent of when I wore my hair short and it would stand up on top.

Wake up and Smell the Roses humorously reminds up to take time to smell the roses while we still can. It also doubles as a cremation urn for when the time comes that we can no longer smell the roses.