Monday, December 24, 2012



The "WINDOW"
I was honored to be invited to participate in the
Memorial Art Gallery's
"ART REFLECTED" 






I selected a painting by Walter Goodman "The printsellers window"
I knew from the beginning that I wanted to make a piece dedicated to
displaying only one small special image.
As if I purchased a piece from the printseller in Mr. Goodman's painting,
and then designed and built a piece to display and share it with others.

above is:
One of numerous pages from my sketch book.
I selected to start fabricating the second form right on top.






The piece is supported 
by a cast concrete pillar.
The curved panel is made from solid Wenge.
90' high  17.5" wide 9" deep





The image which can easily be changed is presented in the window on an easel.
A LED light above 




The B&L magnifying glass is placed similar to the way it 
was casually sitting near the painting of Ruskin.





 Window Inspiration
I was immediately drawn into the space in The Printseller’s Window by Walter Goodman and intrigued
by the twelve images portrayed on the cards in the foreground of the painting. I was curious to know
who these individuals were, what they represented to the artist, and what they had in common.
In the course of reading The Printseller’s Window by Peter Ogden Brown, I discovered that the individuals
on the cards were some of the most accomplished painters, artists, book illustrators, sculptors and engravers
of Goodman’s time; his friends, colleagues and mentors. This feast of visual information provided
the inspiration for my piece: the transformation of a window of many to a window for one.
Fascinated with the information that the cartes de visite were the forerunners to today’s business cards,
I decided that this size would be perfect to display an object or an image. I continued to contemplate
Mr. Goodman’s time, when photography was threatening the art world, and how he turned the tables,
as they say, by creating paintings of the photographic cartes. WOW! That’s added value, as we say today.
The small display in Window was designed to present one special illuminated image to share with others. 
Although a collector could change the image often, I was in search for one special image to display for this
exhibition that had a connection to painting and photography.
I then picked up an article in the Democrat & Chronicle by Sean Lahman about Mr. Bryce Bayer, 
a researcher at Eastman Kodak who is widely considered The Father of Digital Imaging for his identification
of the photo sensor array for RBG, (known as the Bayer Filter) an integral component in all digital camerasand smartphones we use today. The article included a reduced, carte-sized image of Mr. Bayer’s lab notebook
showing the photo sensor array. The connection between the past and the present was made. This provided
the inspiration for the image displayed in Window.
Mr. Bayer’s contributions to imaging led me to think about Rochester’s reputation as the Imaging Capital of the World.
I decided to recognize and celebrate the ingenuity, imagination and creativity of these contributions in Window.
Mr. Bayer’s notebook page is reproduced using a Xerox digital printer. As in The Printseller’s Window,
a magnifying glass is provided for the viewer to examine the carte in closer detail. The magnifying glass displayed
was designed and manufactured by Bausch & Lomb.
I would like to thank Democrat & Chronicle writer Sean Lahman, Ken Parulski and Christopher Veronda of
of Eastman Kodak, and Kathy and Ayer’s Printing for their generosity and assistance 

Sunday, November 11, 2012


SOFA Chicago 2012
Sculptural Objects Functional Art
showat the Navy Pier 

"Would you care to join me?"

New Bench completed and shown at the
SOFA Chicago Show 2012
I was represented by the Jane Sauer Gallery!
from Santa Fe New Mexico
jsauergallery.com



I showed five models:
"GEO table" far left
and four models from the 
 Rochester Art Walk Extension Project



I also had on display my Foyer Greeting table and Mirror





Kent Townsend  from Salida CO.
was another furniture artist represented by Jane Sauer






Saturday, November 10, 2012




New bench started for the  SOFA Chicago Show

Friday, November 9, 2012

Just what I was waiting for ... visitors enjoying a moment to
sit, rest and take in the view.



I almost got  two tumbs up...
before he started jumpimg from one to another.
Bench for the
 City of Rochester ART WALK extenson project.




Fall has arrived.
and POP was there with camera

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Spheres are placed in front of wedges.



Wenge seats are attached for
the "DEFLECTED REFLECTION"
Bench set on the corner of Goodman and Anderson Street.











"DEFLECTED REFLECTION"
flanking the entrance to CITY newspaper ...
in the Anderson Ally Artist Studio /Stern Building.
Sept 21 st
Rochester's Art Walk Extension Project.

Parents stop by to ok the location...
of the spheres for the "Would you come join us"
before we start drilling.


Spheres drilled and Glued
and ready for seats with the assistance of Arnold VanDenburgh


Sept 28 th 
Wenge seats attached .....  FINISHED!

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Lucky day... brother Fran shows up with his crew!
....to help us drop drown and glue the wedges into the sidewalk.
Brother Paul with Peggy shows up to take theses photos.


September 20 th
With the help of Arnold Van Denbergh and Mark Moore
I deliver the 600lb wedges.

Early September.
The sidewalks are ready,
No more waiting.

Friday, August 31, 2012

"DEFLECTED REFLECTION" BENCH SET
Two  Concrete /Wenge Benches
  
Progress on the City Of Rochester's 
ARTWALK Extension project






Monday, August 20, 2012

ARTWALK  Bench Spheres









Pouring Spheres for Artwalk Benches

Sunday, April 29, 2012







A proposal for the City Of Rochester
Art Walk Extension Bench Competition
 March 2012

"Would you care to join us"

 A group of benches gather together on a corner.





Above proposal Two.. Model was cast concrete with a Wenge seat
All the models were made at the scale of 1/8" =1"




The two benches below were designed 
to flank an entry walkway.
The design point of departure for the set was the idea of
a right brain /left brain set.
The top one on the left and the bottom one to the right.
I titled the set
"Deflected Reflection"





In January I was
Represented by the Jane Sauer Gallery
at the Art Palm Beach Show

The table found a great home in Coconut Grove


GEO TABLE 2012
Wenge, Cast Concrete
60"long   11"deep  33"high