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Sculptural Shellfish Habitat Restoration

I was a Graduate Research Fellow and Sculptor on this EPSCOR funded project to build a public sculpture that restores oyster habitat on the urban waterfront. We were a team of artists and scientists from RISD departments of Landscape Architecture and Sculpture, Roger Williams University, University of Rhode Island, and the Nature Conservancy. We generated 3 […]

Swell and Swale

In January of 2021, we (Laura Miracle and I) were contracted by the Forest Preserves of Cook County for detail design and installation of an Earth Art Landscape Feature for the Sand Ridge campus. The piece created a unique opportunity for us to explore the intersection of interpretive nature exhibits and large scale public art. […]

Phineas deck

This floating deck is cantilevered off of the garage porch, and supports rainwater catchment to feed adjacent garden beds. Also designed to support Phineas and his worlds. Designed and built with Joshua Lantzy.

Candlesticks

Shabbat candlesticks Walnut, copper      

Kettle Stool

Reclaimed ash, pickled, with walnut bowties 13 1/2″ w x 17 1/2″ h    

Oasis

In collaboration with DownCity Design, Urban Pond Procession  and Joshua Lantzy, I worked with 4th and 5th graders at Reservoir Avenue Elementary School in Providence, RI to learn about water systems in the city and design a new interactive play space for a bare dirt patch in their school yard. They began by learning about […]

Aeolian Flute

20′-0″ h x 8″ w  x 8″ d PVC pipe, reclaimed park lamp post, hinge and spring, aluminum funnel, wind Providence Harbor, RI The sounding of the flute is a collaboration with the wind.  The flute is placed at Providence Harbor, 15 feet above the ground in India Point Park. Wind comes off of the […]

Hands

Granite pavers, cob, lime plaster, mineral pigment, buckthorn, cattail thatch 8′-0″ x 6′-0″ x 6′-0″ North Park Village Nature Center Chicago, IL This public sculpture was designed as a tribute to the many volunteer stewards who work to restore the land to ecological health, and was commissioned by the Department of the Environment. All materials […]