Sculpture 2000

Come Light, Visit Me
2000 4.5′ tall x 4′ x 7′ Sundial/Sculpture Close-up of grand daughter, Fiona pointing to the noon (Daylight savings) time. The Come Light sundial sculpture tells time well on a level site with full sunlight.

Sunfix
Sunfix dedication day in early October, 1997 1997 Corten steel and black Champlain marble 102″ x 102″ x 114″ U.S. Customs Station, Highgate, Vermont

Vessel #2
2000 steel 26″ x 18″ x 35″ I made these vessels from steel pipes removed from Burlington, Vermont’s city wood chip plant, part of the fiery process of generating electricity for our city. The raw pipes were cut into shapes with a plasma torch, then electric stick welded together. Lastly, using a large roaring welding torch to heat up each entire vessel, I applied a beeswax and linseed oil mixture that melted into the surface. Lots of flame and fire. Given their history, I evisioned these vessels being used with fire;

Suncircle
2000 concrete and black paint 1′ x 14′ x 10.5′ Analemmatic Sundial Willow Park, Bennington, Vermont. S.T. Griswold Company, Williston, Vermont concrete fabrication sponsor. Peace volunteers from Germany, France, Belgium and the U.S. worked with me to site the concrete markers in place.

Suncircle
Bennington, Vermont children and other community members designed marks to cover the vertical surfaces of the concrete markers

Augeron 2000
stainless steel 5′ tall x 4.5′ x 17′ Augeron is for sale and wriggling through the grounds of the S. T. Griswold Sculpture Park on Industrial Drive in Williston, VT.

Vessel #1
2000 steel 34″ x 19″ x 12″

Naiad 2000
stainless steel 6″ tall x 5″ x 17″ A brush stroke of swirling, shiny steel, NAIAD is installed near a pond on a beautiful country estate near Burlington, Vermont. From walking trails in the woods surrounding the pond one can catch glimpses of the shimmering piece in the distance. Up close, NAIAD’s reflection in the pond gives a striking double image.

Hi-ire (firepan) 2000
steel 36″ x 22″ x 16″ (private client) detail of Japanese character for fire.

Hi-ire (firepan) 2000
steel 36″ x 22″ x 16″ (private client) Chris and a friend warm themselves by the first fire in Hi-ire

Suncircle
Astrid Vohwinkel, illustrator from Munster, Germany, shows how the sundial works with this drawing. A person’s shadow points to the time. To tell time: stand on center season stepping stone and follow the direction of your shadow to the hour marker (allowing for daylight savings time). To view solstice and equinox sunsets and sunrises: stand on center (equinox) stepping stone and view over marker.

Hi-ire (firepan) 2000
steel 36″ x 22″ x 16″ (private client)