MECHANICAL HEADS
“Unseen Process”
Alabaster on Steel and Marble Base, 10.5” x 4.5” x 6.5”
Carved in a warm brown Alabaster with pink undertones, “Unseen Process” juxtaposes the organic contours of the face with the hard shapes of gears. The sculpture embodies the hidden forces that shape both nature and invention—those quiet, unseen processes that won’t stop invading my brain. The interplay of fluid lines and engineered forms invites viewers to reflect on the balance between intuition and design, chance and control. This sculpture is part of both my “Mechanical Head” and “Couch Carving” series.
Awards/Exhibitions
Juried Acceptance into In Human Form - Berea Arts Council, Berea, KY , 2025
Received Best in Show Award in In Human Form- Berea Arts Council, Berea, KY , 2025
“They Influence How We Think”
Alabaster on Marble Base, 12” x 6” x 6”
They Influence How We Think explores the complex relationship between human thought and external forces. Carved from a richly veined alabaster, the piece combines the delicacy of the human face with the mechanical weight of the gears. The small figure pulling on the copper wire evokes the manner in which our thoughts can be shaped, directed and at times, constrained by other relationships in our lives. This work invites viewers to reflect on those influences—social, technological, political, and cultural—that quietly shape perception and identity.
“Mechanically Balanced Mind”
Alabaster on Stone Base, 8.5” x 4” x 5.5”
Carved from a richly veined Raspberry Alabaster, “Mechanically Balanced Mind” explores the interplay between human thought and constructed systems. Part of my “Couch Carving” and “Mechanical Head” series, the human form is encircled by gears and belts that suggest order and an unseen framework that guides our thoughts. The tilted posture and subtle expression evoke both vulnerability and resilience, balancing the human with the mechanical in a single form. The sculpture invites reflection on how our identity is shaped by internal complexity versus external structure.
“Time Spent In My Brain”
Alabaster on Steel and Stone Base, 11.5” x 4” x 5.5”
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This sculpture gives form to the constant stream of ideas that fill my and many artist’s mind—particularly the endless concepts for new sculptures. The face, calm and grounded, contrasts with the intricate gears that emerge from the exposed top and back of the head, symbolizing thoughts that never stop turning. Time Spent In My Brain captures both the excitement and the weight of living with a mind that is always creating, always imagining, and never fully at rest. There is a struggle that weighs the ability to execute the ideas with the time left to do so.
“Sight Adjustment”
Alabaster on Steel and Stone Base, 7” x 4.25” x 2.5”
Alabaster on Steel and Stone Base, 7” x 4.25” x 2.5”
Part of both my Mechanical Head series and Couch Carving series, Sight Adjustment explores the act of perception as something constructed, and shifting. The interlocking gear forms suggest the machinery of thought and vision—always in motion, always reconfiguring.
Carved from Translucent Peach and Raspberry alabaster, the piece balances precision with organic irregularity, reminding us that clarity rarely arrives all at once. Instead, it is adjusted, tuned, and reconsidered over time. The polished gears evoke the human tendency to filter and process experience, while the open spaces leave room for what can’t fully be measured or defined.
This sculpture invites viewers to consider how their own “sight”—both literal and metaphorical—shapes the way they engage with the world.
