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Figurative
Some things can’t be pictured without the visible presence of a human image. I’ve cast and carved figures, and see them in the gestures of materials I’ve found or shaped.
Tarred Cross
1988
Tar over wood, argon filled tubing
74″ h, 48″ w
Descent from the Cross
1985-1986
Cast hydrocal, steel, wood, fiberglass, neon, cloth figure life size, cross 10′
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Annunciation
1978-79
Cast hydrocal, neon, wood, found objects,
figure life size, area 4′ x 12′
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The Hunter
2018-2020
Crema valencia marble, white oak, tar, steel, glass taxidermist eyes, thorn, Ash burl, soil, cast bronze, lacquer. The assemblage occupies about an 8’ vertical area, and the Ash burl is 22” h. and projects about 12” from the wall, placed at about chest height. Collection of Gordon College, Wenham MA
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The Hunter fuses elements of the Genesis narrative of our corruption with years of experience watching large black snakes hunt bird eggs and baby squirrel kits in a huge old maple tree.
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Harrowed Cross
1988
Tar over wood, grapevine, steel, neon, and transformer
96″ by 43″
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Zounds ( God's Wounds)
1996-1997
Silicon bronze, terra cotta, Vermont marble, concrete and steel (79″ tall)
Private collection
1985. pine, basswood, rusted steel (66.5″ h, 42″ w, 14″ d). Collection of Elizabethtown College.
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Crucifix
1985
Pine, basswood, rusted steel
66.5″ h, 42″ w, 14″ d
Collection of Elizabethtown College
Theodore Prescott, Sculptor
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