Art and Craft inspired by the
phylum Mollusca Gastropoda!
Circus Performers
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Lovable Huggable Slugs
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Sentimental Slimers
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Happy Camper Conversion Kits
My illustrations of local people at work for
The Montague Reporter
a weekly newspaper covering five small towns in Massachusetts: Erving, Wendell, Gill, Montague, and Leverett. This series began in 2016 and continues each week.
Below is a selection of images from 2024.
Mayhew Tools, Turners Falls
The Gill Tavern, Gill Massachusetts
Hunting Hills Nursery, Montague Massachusetts
Harvey's Bar and Restaurant, Turners Falls Massachusetts
Visitor with a Pet Chicken Turners Falls Massachusetts
Upinngill Farm, Gill Massachusetts
The Rendezvous, Pam Allan, Turners Falls Massachusetts
Free Food Program, Turners Falls, Massachusetts
Diemand Egg Farm, Wendell Massachusetts
Whistle Stop Cafe, Millers Falls Massachusetts
Avenue A Market, Turners Falls Massachusetts
Town Clerk, Montague Massachusetts
Gill Woodworks, Gill Massachusetts
El Nopalito Restaurant, Montague Massachusetts
Rendezvous Bar, Turner's Falls Massachusetts
Pop Up Holiday Shop, Pub General, Millers Falls Massachusetts
Volunteers Planting Flowers, Turners Falls Massachusetts
Soap Box Derby, Turners Falls Massachusetts
The following portfolio of images are my most recent works. Each piece begins with a digital collage that is printed on aluminum and embellished with glass rhinestones that have color-shifting qualities. The aluminum print is mounted on a 20 by 20 inch wooden panel that is decorated to expand on the theme of each image, with elements of paint, cloth, metal, and wood.
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![Joy Banquet, digital collage on aluminum with rhinestones, painted support with silver cutlery.]()
Joy Banquet
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![Conception, digital collage on aluminum with rhinestones, painted support with wood elements.]()
Conception
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![Transmission, digital collage on aluminum with painted support and wooden gears.]()
Transmission
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![Snake's Throat, digital collage on aluminum with a painted support and rhinestones]()
Snake's Throat
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![Tip Toe, digital collage on aluminum with rhinestones on a cloth-covered wooden support with embellishments .]()
Tip Toe
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![Jesus Oviductus, digital collage on aluminum with rhinestones, on a textured and painted wooden support]()
Jesus Oviductus
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![Xylem Spiral, digital collage on aluminum with rhinestones and a painted wood support.]()
Xylem Spiral
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![Eye and Eye, digital painting on aluminum with rhinestones, painted wooden support with patinated copper bits.]()
Eye and Eye
Below is a series of ceramic plates that I glazed, fired and decorated with rhinestones and other materials. Most of them are mounted on a wooden plaque and they are all meant to be displayed on the wall, not as functional items.
Hungry Ghost
Monstrance
Holy Roller
Gatherer
Pangea
Obelios
Obelios side view
Harmony
Auto Partitas
A series of twelve, 8 by 8 inch mixed media works based on auto parts, starting with a photo of each one, then two steps of abstraction underneath.
Clutch disc, brake caliper, and ignition points
Flex pipe, wheel hub, and radiator hose
tie rod, water pump, and exhaust pipe
Nylock nuts, clutch cover, and differential gear
