This body of work continues with my exploration of the written language, which has been the theme for many of my works (see the Color Alphabet and Shredded Paper series). This new work will be focused on the emoji as an essential paralinguistic element in our modern form of computer mediated […]
Crayon Works
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Daejeon Museum Gardens22,680 hand cast encaustic crayons15 individual panels (35.25 x 58.5in) This 15 panel work is composed of ~22,500 individually placed hand-cast encaustic crayons and is based on photo that I took in the gardens of the Daejeon Art Museum during my time in South Korea. My use of […]
Kintsug Cup 1 (Kintsugi Series) –~6,200 Hand cast encaustic crayons & 24k gold leaf23.5″x23.5″ (4 panels) Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery using gold or other precious metals to enhance rather than disguise the cracks. I have taken this ancient technique and have applied it to my newest crayon work. […]
As an admirer of the British contemporary artist Damien Hirst, Chris wouldn’t mind owning one of Hirst’s spot paintings. It doesn’t have to be one of the massive works – even a half-a-spot painting would do. In lieu of cold hard cash for the spots, Chris has pieced together a […]
15-panel, hand cast encaustic crayons 60” x 37″ inches 2018 Crayon work based on extreme close-up of Rose of Sharon photo. Part of my “Flower Series” crayon work.
34×34 -(9 panels) 13,158 hand cast encaustic crayons Using Pinterest and it’s feature to find similar images based on the cropped selection of the photo selected, I assemble and then created the image below using a several different features from many photos to create a completely new face.
-(12 panels ) ~16,800 hand cast encaustic crayons 47 x 35.5 Unframed, 2018 A new “Flower Series” work, based on my still life photos. Inspired by 18th Century French needlework and embroidery.
11,000 hand cast encaustic crayons 14 x 70 inches, 5 panels (2012) This work shows the natural deconstruction of the digital photograph over time by slow incremental induction of digital noise. Each successive panel has a greater and greater amount of randomly colored noise introduced intothe same image, until on […]
Each of the 14 panels holds just over 2,100 crayons, brining the total number of crayons created and assembled for this piece to about 30,000. I wanted to create something that directly referenced our city and the skyline itself seemed to me the most simple way to do this. The […]
Taking a cue from the modern Pop artists, and utilizing traditional “weaving” techniques, I am in the process of creating a body of 100 works using the image of my daughter “Melodie” as the basis for the series. By holding a single element constant, I am able to show differences in […]
34×34 -(9 panels)13,158 hand cast encaustic crayons -based on photo by Dorothea Lange 1939 -(FSA) Farm Security Administration The Great Depression of the 1930s affected the life of every American, including writers, musicians, actors, and artists, and in 1935 a portion of the funding for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) […]