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A bar of anti-soap.

Sculpey, acrylics, wooden block 2017

I had the idea of a fleshy, veiny, pimple-covered block of ‘soap’ as the antithesis of soap used for cleaning. I wanted something that would make you feel uncomfortable to rub on your body. I was really happy with how the veins turned out. They really look like they go deep into the piece.

This is really fun to bring to parties and leave in the bathroom. :)

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Piranha mask.

I wanted to further explore more organic textures techniques that gave the impression of real bone. I also opted for a naturally occurring skull instead of making one up. I had seen many animal skull masks but no fish skulls...this one seemed a natural choice.

My masks at the Independent Spirit show at the Martin-Mullen Gallery at SUNY Oneonta!

A door to a railroad car repair shop, long since demolished.

One summer I had a man hire me to go around and take images of town that he could then use to make into postcards. This, with many more like it, was one of the ones I submitted. It was not what he was looking for. It was too artsy for him and he abandoned the project.  At least he let me keep the photos.

I loved this door. All the textures and colors mashed together in the unlikely location of a rail yard. I miss these doors.

“Kin”

Two gremlin fetuses painted by me. The first is a mold of the gremlin fetus, or ‘bullet ball’ that was used on screen in Gremlins 2.  I then used this as a base and sculpted stripe on top of it, smoothing out the texture of his skin, adding hair and changing the facial horns and expression.