Bottles, Beads, and Mortar
L to R: Imix, Chiccan, Muluc, Ben, Caban
10” x 5” x 3”
Interchangeable bases range in height from 1” – 2”
Day Signs of the Mayan Calendar - North
Bottles, Beads, and Mortar
L to R: Ik, Cimi, Ok, Ix, Etznab
10” x 5” x 3”
Interchangeable bases range in height from 1” – 2”
Day Signs of the Mayan Calendar - South
Bottles, Beads, and Mortar
L to R: Kan, Lamat, Cib, Eb, Ahau
10” x 5” x 3”
Interchangeable bases range in height from 1” – 2”
Day Signs of the Mayan Calendar - West
Bottles, Beads, and Mortar
L to R: Aicbal, Manik, Cheun, Men, Cauac
10” x 5” x 3”
Interchangeable bases range in height from 1” – 2”
Dolphin Dance II
Botanicals, Wool Fiber
54” x 22” x 4”
Earth Shield - African Powers
Mixed Media and Found Objects
Gold with Heart: 6” x 8”
Silver and Purple: 14” x 4”
Spiral: 7” x 9”
Turquoise with Shell: 6” x 9”
Red with Hammer: 7” x 6”
Green: 6” x 5”
Blue: 7” x 4”
Red and Black: 6” x 4”
Red with Arrow: 7” x 5”
Hallowed Ground
Repurposed Furniture, African antique, African American memorabilia
36” x 22”
Harvest Staff
9” x 14” x 14”
Mixed Media
Ironing Board is Out
Ironing board, wood, and mixed media, 48 x 12 x 3 in.
Ms. Edie's Florida Water Vessels
Beads and mortar on glass
Vessel #1 (tall): 18” x 4” x 4”
Vessel #3 (medium): 16” x 4” x 4”
Vessel #4 (short): 13” x 3” x 3”
Oshun's Urn Pedestal
Beads and Mortar on Glass
28” x 21” x 8”
Oshun's Vessel
Beads and Mortar on Glass
14” x 5” x 5”
Ossuary Vessels
Beads, Bones and Mortar on Glass
Vessel #1: 13” x 6” x 6”
Vessel #2 : 15” x 6” x 6”
Vessel #3 : 16” x 5” x 5”
Vessel #4: 15” x 4” x 4”
Oya's Urn
Woods, beads, mortar
8” x 11” x 11"
Sentinels
Eucalyptus Pods, Honey Locust Pods, Found Objects and Mortar
15” x 5” x 5”
Spirit of the Wood 1
Found objects, botanical
10” x 8”
Spirit of the Wood 2
Found objects, botanical
10” x 8”
Spirit of the Wood 3
Found objects, botanical
10” x 8”
Testament #4
Wood, Oxides Iron, Hemp, Foundry Mold and Found Objects
46” x 12” x 6”
The Antelope
Mixed media and found objects,
108" x 24" x 24"
The Code Behind Closed Doors
28” x 36” x 4”
Mixed Media, Found Objects, Botanical
The Diviner's Ensemble
Mortar, Bottles, Found Objects, Shells
Tall – 16” x 5” x 5”
Medium – 10” x 6” x 6”
Bowl with Shells – 6” x 11” x 11”
The Four Directions
Eucalyptus Pods, Mortar, Dye and Glass
15” x 5” x 5”
The Four Towers
Eucalyptus pods, mortar, and glass
Tower #1: 17" x 5" x 5”
Tower #2: 16" x 5" x 5”
Tower #3: 16" x 5" x 5”
Tower #4: 14" x 4" x 4”
The Guardian’s Staff
84” x 14” x 14”
Mixed Media
The Healer's Ensemble
Mixed Media, Found Object
Urn: 8" x 12" x 12"
Vessel #1-4: 11" x 6" x 6"
The Healer's Vessel
Botanicals and Earth Mortar
6" x 3" x 8"
The Libation Urn
48” x 9” x 9”
Mixed Media
The Lion King
27” x 10” x 4”
Raffia, Shoecrab, Semi-Precious Stones, Venetian glass, Citrine and Amber
The Spirit Guide
Raffia, metal, eucalyptus pods, and plaster of Paris
The Way Shore - 1
20” x 9”
Mixed Media
The Way Shore - 2
15” x 4”
Mixed Media
The Way Shore - 3
23” x 6”
Mixed Media
Urn and Vessels for the Woodsman
Chestnuts, found object and mortar
Urn, 30” x 9” x 9” $800
Vessel #1, 12” x 6” x 6”
Vessel #2, 12” x 6” x 6”
Venus Vessel
Beads and Mortar on glass
16” x 5” x 5”
Vessels for Guardians of the Crossroads
Beads, Found Objects
13” x 4” x 4”
12” x 3” x 3”
10” x 4” x 4”
Which Way Out No. 1
Mixed Media, Mixed media, reclaimed barn wood, memorabilia
60” x 12”
Yemenya's Urn
Wood, beads, and mortar
8” x 11” x 11"
My goals and aspirations as an artist are to express the universal themes of order, harmony, growth, beauty and transcendence that under gird the art most pre-conversion religious and spiritual traditions.
These traditions frequently employed symbols, which often served as a “shorthand” way of communicating truths and teachings—the use of color, the placement, shapes, order and quantity of any given combination of objects, artifacts and ingredients was always intentional, and always meaningful. I am continually amazed to find these themes among pre-conversion European, American Indian, and African cultures, and I draw upon all of these themes in my work.
In these traditions, along with the essential purpose of contributing beauty to life, art served as a medium to connect with, and acknowledge the existence of consciousness on “both sides of the veil”. Art is the medium to explain and communicate timeless spiritual values important for living.
I believe my role, as an artist, is to help make the invisible visible in the life of “modern” individuals and the community as a whole. I seek to acknowledge and honor these universal, and ancient teachings of connectedness and meaning, keep tradition, and declare their relevance in and for our very modern, yet often, barren, lives. In doing so, I believe these teachings—as well as those who held them– stay alive and remain with us to do as they have always done—help us be aware of our connection to the Invisible, and to one another; nourish and sustain us, give meaning to our individual and collective journeys, and enable us to heal and help “all our relations”.
I believe that it is difficult for activism with no basis in spirituality, roots, and that is not informed by the wisdom and guidance of its heritage has the potential to be misguided, unable to heal and transform at all levels of one’s being: intellectual, emotional, and spiritual.
