January 13 – February 12, 2017
Opening Reception: Friday, January 13, 6-8 pm
Artist Statement:
I have always rather liked Mr. Potato Head… a set of simple features grant life and humor to a lumpen ovoid and vegetable becomes man; evolution in speedy form.
Sweet potatoes have a rather avian form (if you care to think about it) and so a set of generic bird parts; beaks, eyes, feathers, legs, etc. render complex carbs into birds which are, I hope (and please excuse the pun), Yamtastic fun.
Pictured above: Pumpkin Owl, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 9.5 x 9 x 7.5 in.
Brush-head, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 19 x 13 x 8 in.
Peanut, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 8 x 5 x 2.5 in.
Chicken ‘n Chips, 2016, Wood, brass, steel, copper, paint, 14 x 15 x 7 in.
Parrotish, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 21.5 x 13 x 8 in.
Serene and Calm, 2016, Wood, brass, steel, copper, paint, 34 x 13 x 7 in.
neep-neep, 2016, Wood, brass, steel, copper, paint, 10. 5 x 10.5 x 4 in.
Dibber, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 24 x 18 x 17 in.
Dibber, detail, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 24 x 18 x 17 in.
Mrspud, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 10.5 x 7 x 3 in.
Sprout, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 15.5 x 12 x 5 in.
Secretary Bird, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 27.5 x 23 x 11 in.
Pink Feather, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 19 x 11 x 5 in.
Queer Fish, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 13 x 10 x 8 in.