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 | solo exhibition, "Shiny Bright Souvenir", 2008 31Grand Gallery, New York, NY. | |  |  | solo exhibition, "Salt, Soil, Ash" 2006 31Grand Gallery, Brooklyn, New York | |  |  | solo exhibition, " Bread, Salt, Water" 2005 Futura Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic | |  |  | organic material based paintings and Drawings 2000 - 2007 | |  |  | Shellfish portraits 2007 | |  |  | Organic Process Photography 2006 - 2007 | |  |  | Food photography 2001 - 2006 | |  |  | Sculpture/Bread | |  |  | Sculpture/poured concrete | |  |  | Sculpture/Taxidermy | |  |  | Sculpture/resin castings 1998 - 20001 | |  |  | production images | |  |  | Biography | |  |  | Resume/CV | |  |  | Bibliography | |  |  | Artist Statement | |  |  | Contact | |  |  | News | |  |  | Links | |  |  | Login | |  |
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A collection of sculptures made from hand tanned (leather) and taxidermied purdue chickens. The defeathered chicken always seemed like such an awkward form and reminded me of the human body and the awkwardness of people. Taxidermy relates to my childhood growing up in the country. |
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Piece 2000 Taxidermied Purdue chicken, patch, clothes hanger, string 14" X 8 X 5 36cm X 20 X 13
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A store bought Purdue oven stuffer was treated with chemicals and turned into a taxidermied,stuffed leather object. The peace sign symbol was told to me by a Vietnam vet that the soldiers refered to it as "Chicken Tracks" in the war. |
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Breast, Wing, Leg 2002 Taxidermied chicken parts, thread, pillow fluff each piece approx. 8" X 4
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Chicken skin taken from the appropriate body part was tanned and made into leather after anatomical body builder poses. |
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Kama Sutra 2000 Taxidermied Purdue chickens approx. 11" X 10 28cm X 25
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Taxidermied chickens were posed in the various Kama Sutra positions |
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Kama Sutra 2000 taxidermied chickens, thread, pillow fluff approx. 11" X 10 28cm X 25
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