topiary

Currently in Jingdezhen China, making a new body of work with GMD. We are sort of on a topiary bent, making several different versions of plant inspired forms for an upcoming show this Spring. I have several good ideas in case any of this works out.

one more

Made in collaboration with Andy Byers and Guy Michael Davis. The idea was for the three of us to cut solid color decals (like we do) and then pass three forms around the table, collaging on top of the others' work. This one is my favorite, and hopefully a start to a larger project?

grand theft lion, floral

One of the first pieces from a new series with GMD, Grand Theft. China painted in a similar style as this cut paper wallpaper, I am trying to separate colors and mimic block printing. 

Grand Theft Lion, floral 

11" x 13"x 7", porcelain, china paint, gold leaf 
2013

neon dreams

Making paper letters for Neon Dreams at The American Sign Museum. Officially obsessed with gold leaf...

grand theft progress

Currently working on our Grand Theft project in the studio. I like the idea of taking a large sculpture and treating it like a figurine, adding minute details and intricate patterns. 

paper garland install

Paper garland from our show at the CAC - reconstructed to make a wall sculpture/suspended garland of sorts. I love the effect of the paper balls hanging in strands, but the mass of this piece is just really nice.
die cut paper, 65" x 26"

wallpaper, cont.

In progress studio (floor) shot. Round 1 of making handcut paper wallpaper... getting closer, and coming up with a lot of crazy new ideas too.

3d flower, jingdezhen

A new 3d flower print - scanned from a porcelain flower I had made in Jingdezhen China last summer. I love the way the middle turns sculptural when the size is scaled up. Flowers on left are 5", 2", and 1" in size. I can't wait to have piles of these to mess around with. (soon)

handcut wallpaper

Handcut paper wallpaper in the works... thinking about new backdrops for future installations. Working in the heat of the good studio, this is a nice change of pace from slipcasting and moldmaking. My audible subscription is really going to pay off this summer.

The Living Room, CAC

The Living Room at the CAC - installation views of the exhibition. 

This show is a collaborative effort between myself and Guy, Terence Hammonds, Paul Coors, and Such + Such. Curated by Justine Ludwig, she proposed ideas of transforming the gallery into an actual living space, letting the public interact with the work. There are spaces to watch "tv", sit on the couch, hang around the table, and climb through a 3 story treehouse. More process photos here and a nice write up at artforum.com here. (more documentation to come).  

photos by Tony Walsh courtesy of the CAC and Jordan Tate

chandelier

A quick installation image of one of our honeybear chandeliers from The Living Room at the CAC. The show runs through September 2, 2013. 

porcelain, paper, and neon

so close

The Living Room exhibition opens at the CAC on May 17th, and ICFF starts May 18th. 

so this is happening

Working like mad towards our show this May at the CAC, and the individual pieces are finally coming together. After months in the studio prepping parts, making molds, and changing my mind many times our vision is starting to come to life. 

tiles again

I had this really great conversation with a collector who was interested in the "constant" in a studio practice - the way of working an artist goes back to time and time again. For me, it is the tile. It is a place to be painterly, experimental, modular, with a nod to function tied in. Tiles seem to be limitless in the form and shapes they can take - and are the perfect surface for dealing with imagery and composition. Working at Rookwood with Terence and GMD this year, we might just have a dream team scenario for tile and surface. Here is a peek into our fireplace project for the CAC this May. 

sprig

New work from the Rookwood factory - sprig molded classics and madonas. 

the honeybear

In the last few months, both Guy Michael Davis and myself have been making work with Rookwood Pottery here in Cincinnati. We are using their historical forms and molds to make new pieces that reflect our collaborative studio practice. This honeybear form (originally produced in 1948) is one of my favorites - so I started with some harlequin style cut decal ornamentation. 

Harlequin Honeybear

porcelain, decals

6" x 5" x 3" each