Madness, 2024. Glass, noble gases, wire, wood. 13 x 7 x 7 inches.

This piece is an homage to the ubiquitous plasma globes of the 80’s and 90’s. The science of plasma is both retro and futuristic. It is the science of Tesla, and it is what fuels our ancient sun. 99% of the visible universe is made up of plasma. We harness this lightening and put it into a globe to play with, and yet, there is much to learn about it.

*Scorched*, 2024. Glass, noble gases, wood. 15 x 9 x 6 inches.
Lightning and atomic science are both wondrous and potentially destructive. Lightening rises from the ground of this piece and reaches into the air, or into the hand that touches the glass, while also reaching from the hand back into the ground.

*Madrona*, 2023. Glass, krypton gas, metal. 28 x 38 x 5 inches.
This neon sign mirrors a branch from a Madrona tree downed in a storm. Although none of the original branch remains, it is remembered in movement and gesture. The non-traditional krypton fill creates a thin line that is more like a sketch of light, rather than the solid, consistent tube of a commercial sign. The movement of the line inside the piece reminds us that this branch was once a living tree.

Left and Right, 2023. Glass, neon gas, driftwood. 19 x 16 x 4 inches.

The wood and neon in this piece mirror each other to from two halves of an organic circle. The neon slowly fades from red to blue but not back again, unless everything is reset and the cycle starts over.

*Untitled* (driftwood 1), 2020. Glass, argon gas, driftwood. 12 x 30 x 15 inches.
Rather than the lettering or graphic design of neon signs, the neon seems to have melted onto the wood, as if it gave up it’s rigid existence in order to become part of the wood itself.

*Helix*, 2022. Glass, argon gas, driftwood. 10 x 47 x 9 inches.

Squiggles, 2022. Glass, phosphor, noble gasses. 6 x 8 x 8 inches.