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The Crepe Myrtle Series is a collaboration, wherein hand sculpted forms are created from aged Texas crepe myrtle; the colors suspending the wood in time, denying age and challenging identity.

Unnatural Series
Natural wood translated into abstract organic forms.

Two tall, forked sculptures evoke stylized trees or organic instruments. One is finished in deep black, the other in lustrous gold. Their elongated branches are punctured with holes and bound by delicate horizontal metal pins, creating a rhythmic dialogue of form, color, and texture.

The Keeper of Secrets (Black)
83" x 18" x 18"
&
The One with the Power (Gold)
84" x 17" x16"
(This is a set)

Abstract sculpture of four brightly colored aged hand-molded Texas crepe myrtle branches; twisting like swaying dancers reaching for the sky.

Song for Five Voices
76" x 24" x 17"

Abstract sculpture of two vibrantly-colored aged hand-molded Texas crepe myrtle branches; their crevices filled with orange and lime sand, their boughs reaching like fingers towards the sun.

Making a Joyful Noise
54" x 18" x 30"

Abstract sculpture of two aged hand-molded Texas crepe myrtle branches; the central branch the male dancer in black with red accents, encircled by the swaying second branch, the female dancer clad in vibrant red, orange and yellow.

Flamenco Dancers
64" x 13" x 13"

Giant bright metallic forked sculpture evoking a stylized tree or organic instrument. Its elongated branches are punctured with brilliant gold, copper and silver holes that capture and transmit sunlight, creating a rhythmic dialogue of form, color, and shifting shadows.

Four bright forked sculptures of bright highly polished blue, red and orange evoking a stylized gathering of trees or abstract beings clustered around a central large form, its arms rising above the others as if bestowing a blessing or lesson; its elongated branches punctured with brilliant red and orange holes that transmit sunlight onto its audience, creating a rhythmic dialogue of form, color, and shifting shadows.

She Holds Starlight
83" x 22" x 18"

Speaking with Our Ancestors
82" x 21" x 17"

An abstract giant bright white antler rises from its black sunburst wall mounting, challenging the audience to realize that the antler is in fact a carefully painted branch, its delicate distal branches casting elongated shadows on the room that surrounds it.

Trophy
48" x 52" x 32"

Natural Series
Color, veining, bark and detail restored by hand with fine colored pencil lines.

Colored pencil is used to restore the living color, veining, and detailed bark on aged hand-molded Texas crepe myrtle branches; permanently suspending the sculpture in time.

The Marriage Broker
68" x 12" x 13"

Colored pencil is used to restore the living color, veining, and detailed bark on aged hand-molded Texas crepe myrtle branches; permanently suspending the sculpture in time.

Approaching the Rockies from the Plains
69" x 12 " x 12"

Colored pencil is used to restore the living color, veining, and detailed bark on aged hand-molded Texas crepe myrtle branches; permanently suspending the sculpture in time.

En Pointe
68" x 12" x 17"

Colored pencil is used to restore the living color, veining, and detailed bark on aged hand-molded Texas crepe myrtle branches; permanently suspending the sculpture in time.

Volcanic Flower
79" x 13" x 14"

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