Kickstarter

'Star' These stars are made from old fishing wire that was headed to the dump in Alaska. The red is a varnished copper wire. They can sit table top or you can make a pin hole in your drywall and insert the central wire into the wall. Qty per pledge: one (1). Stainless steel and copper. 8-10" dia x 2". Int'l Backers will need to pay for shipping.

'Star' These stars are made from old fishing wire that was headed to the dump in Alaska. The red is a varnished copper wire. They can sit table top or you can make a pin hole in your drywall and insert the central wire into the wall. Qty per pledge: three (3). Stainless steel and copper. 8-10" dia x 2". Int'l Backers will need to pay for shipping.

'Star' These stars are made from old fishing wire that was headed to the dump in Alaska. The red is a varnished copper wire. They can sit table top or you can make a pin hole in your drywall and insert the central wire into the wall. Qty per pledge: five (5). Stainless steel and copper. 8-10" dia x 2". Int'l Backers will need to pay for shipping.

'Asteroid' flies through the air best viewed after dark. The nature of the lathe findings, those twisted little pieces, inspired this shape. I love meteor showers. These sturdy little units can be hung or they sit very nicely on a surface where you are not worried about scratching the surface. Qty per pledge: one (1). Stainless steel, copper and bronze. 14" x 6" x 6" Int'l Backers will need to pay for shipping.

'Seeds for Thought' are flying through the air with plenty of room for your thoughts inside. Seeds, everything starts from some sort of seed. I'm collecting the thought seeds all the time, storing all sorts of information that will come out later in a sculpture, consciously or subconsciously. Qty per pledge: one (1) Copper. 20" x 10" x 10" Int'l Backers will need to pay for shipping.

'Chilopodia' is made with hammered copper wire and tied with stainless steel orthodontic wire. Chilopodia is the class that includes the centipede-like creatures. Experimenting with hammering copper wire inspired the piece. Flattening the ends made such great feet pads I had to make such a creature, plus there is that skeletal rib reference I like too. This is some of my first hammering, I plan to do more! Qty per pledge: one (1) Stainless steel and copper 8" x 24" x 5" variable - can be mounted with two small copper nails to the wall (to be provided) Int'l Backers will need to pay for shipping.

'Red Anemone' evolved because the woven tube ravels to look this way. The materials I find at a scrap yard lead the way in much of my work. This woven tube is a protective layer for electrical wires. Its been stripped from the wire for its recycle value. The red wire is varnished copper. Anemones interest me greatly because of the beauty and yet a plant, there is something animal-like about them. The deep cold water of our coast hold many of these incredibly fascinating life forms. I made two life size Anemones for Port Townsend's Wearable Art Show in May 2012. Qty per pledge: one (1) Stainless steel and copper 22" x 17" x 10" Int'l Backers will need to pay for shipping.

'Nudibranch' is made with twisted stainless steel that is from ship refrigeration manufactured at my local boatyard. Long shiny pieces were sticking out of the recycle bin and soon retrieved with permission. Nudibranch thrive in our coastal waters and come in a huge variety of forms with some fabulous names such as Hairy Spiny Doris, Rough Mantle Sea Slug and Sea Goddess. A book of British Columbia origin, "Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia of Invertebrates, Seaweeds and Selected Fishes" by Andy Land and Bernard P. Hanby is the book of choice when naming of new sculpture...it's my baby book of names! Stainless steel, trolling wire, copper. 30" x 16" x 12" Int'l Backers will need to pay for shipping.

'Double Ender', the name comes from my favorite style fo boat. In this case I chose the name because it has two ends, rather than a beginning and an end. I like to think of this as a memeber of the Detrivore family....described as a primary consumer. I like that my materials are post consumer! Copper and stainless steel. 14" x 25" x 16" Int'l Backers will need to pay for shipping.

Spend an artful day with me! Come to my private studio for morning tea with homemade scones, fruit from my garden and get creative with me. You'll go home not just with memories of a fabulous time you'll take away some great pics of us as we get crazy and with a sculpture that we created together!