My artwork explores the boundary between sculpture and sustainable design. The objects I create range from benches and other site furnishings to human-scaled biomorphic sculptures. My aesthetic is modern, abstract and organic, with a sense of whimsy.

I work exclusively with used materials and have developed a patented process to repurpose salvage propane tanks, which are a readily available source of pre-curved steel. The production of my work is extremely eco-friendly from start to finish. The process begins with regionally sourced tanks, an abundant and sustainable material due to strict regulations limiting their service life. I carefully dissect the tanks and reassemble the pieces, while doing no additional reshaping of the material. Repurposing has a dramatically smaller carbon footprint than recycling because the source material is reused in its current form. Upon completion each object I create contains 99% post consumer reused content. My site furnishings are among the greenest available anywhere.

I have done extensive research to ensure the comfort of my seats. The combination of curved seat and curved backrest provides good lumbar support for a wide range of body sizes, an ergonomic advantage over traditional benches with flat seats. I consider many of my functional designs to be prototypes created with volume production in mind. Along with a utility patent I have been granted a series of design patents.

bio

Raised in an ecologically conscious household, I learned the importance of conserving our planet’s resources from an early age, although my parents had mixed emotions when I took their message to heart and searched through our neighbors’ garbage on my way home from elementary school retrieving appliances and furniture to repair. I studied metal sculpting at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston while earning a degree in Philosophy from Tufts University in 1987. My education from that time included apprenticeships with a machinist, a race car fabricator, and a public art sculptor. In the next couple of decades I continued to master my craft, restoring a variety of antique vehicles before focusing on sculpting. I have been granted a series of patents for my designs, which have won national and international awards for their aesthetic, technical, and innovative qualities. I received the Exhibitor’s Choice Gold Award at the Smithsonian Craft Show and the Most Interesting Products Award at the American Society of Landscape Architects national expo. Committed to a sustainable lifestyle, I reside and work in an intentional community in the San Francisco Bay Area, where a progressive, pleasure oriented milieu provides the context for my creativity to flourish.