This group of works is united by an emphasis on transformation as both method and subject. Fire, water, metal, chemical reaction, and light actively shape each surface. Processes of burning, rusting, oxidizing, fracturing, and reflecting are recorded directly in the material, allowing physical change to become visible.
Charred wood retains the imprint of fire; steel records oxidation; anodized aluminum holds color within a crystalline surface; fractured glass refracts a single cloud into millions of points. In each case, the material records the process through which it has passed. Time is registered through physical transformation rather than represented as an image.
Across series such as Kuu, Sabi, Kintsugi, Reflection Cubes, and the Kumo (Cloud) works, the finished object retains the conditions of its making. Changes caused by fire, oxidation, fracture, and light remain visible in the material, making time legible through the surface itself.
KUU (SKY/VOID/MIRROR) & REDWOOD SILVER MIRROR, 2021 - 2022
Cedar and Silver Nitrate
Various: From 12 x 12 x 1.5 in (30.48 x 30.48 x 3.81 cm) - 36 x 180 x 1.5 in (91.44 x 457.2 x 3.81 cm)
VESTIGES & YAKISUGI, 2017 - 2021
Charred Reclaimed Redwood and Charred Fir Wood
Various: From 5 x 5 x 5 in (12.7 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm) - 24 x 24 x 24 in (60.96 x 60.96 x 60.96 cm)
TIDES AND SHOU SUGI BAN PANELS, 2017 - 2022
Charred Reclaimed Redwood, Silver Nitrate
Various: From 12 x 12 x 1.5 in (30.48 x 30.48 x 3.81 cm) - 36 x 180 x 1.5 in (91.44 x 457.20 x 3.81 cm)
SHOU SUGI BAN & SILVER NITRATE SCULPTURES, 2018 - PRESENT
Charred Reclaimed Redwood, Silver Nitrate
Various: From 3.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 in (8.89 x 8.89 x 8.89 cm) - 24 x 24 x 24 in (60.96 x 60.96 x 60.96 cm)
REDWOOD, PINE & SILVER NITRATE, 2017 - 2022
Reclaimed Redwood, Silver Nitrate and Reclaimed Pine, Silver Nitrate
Various: From 11 x 11 x 11 in (27.94 x 27.94 x 27.94 cm) - 24 x 24 x 24 in (60.96 x 60.96 x 60.96 cm)
REFLECTION CUBES, 2014-2020
Hand-Dyed, Anodized Aluminum
Various: From 4 x 4 x 4 in (10.16 x 10.16 x 10.16 cm) - 5 x 5 x 5 in (12.7 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)
BIZEN, 2019
Water and Iron on Canvas
40 x 40 x 0.75 in (102 x 102 x 2 cm)
KINTSUGI SHOU SUGI BAN, 2016-2018
Charred, Reclaimed Redwood, 23 Karat Gold
Various from 12 x 12 in (30.48 x 30.48 cm) - 48 x 48 in (121.92 x 121.92 cm)
NOGUCH MUSEUM
HAKU UN (WHITE CLOUD)
Solid Glass
48 x 96 x 0.5 in (121.92 x 243.84 x 1.27 cm) & 36 x 26 x 0.75 in (91.44 x 66.04 x 1.91 cm)
KUMO (CLOUD) SERIES, 2006-Ongoing
Solid Glass
78.75 x 63.5 x 15.75 in (200 x 161.25 x 40 cm)
Exhibited at Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn, NY; American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC; The Philip Johnson Glass House, Darien, CT; The Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Luftmuseum, Amberg, DE; Corning Museum Of Glass, Corning, NY; The
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; Toyama Glass Art Art Museum, Toyama, JP; Monmouth Museum, Middletown, NJ.
KOMOREBI (LIGHT FILTERING THROUGH THE TREES), 2016
Hand-Dyed, Anodized Aluminum
12 x 12 in (30.48 x 30.48 cm)
TIDES 2, 2016
Patina On Woven Silver Fiber
53.5 x 53.5 in (135.89 x 135.89 cm)
SUI GETSU KA (WATER MOON FLOWER) 2013
Hand-Dyed, Anodized Aluminum
GINGA (SILVER RIVER GALAXY), 2010
Hand-Dyed, Anodized Aluminum
32 x 40 in (81.28 x 101.6 cm)