Shelter, side view  - This domed structure emulates the natural arch of the invasive and prolific blackberry vine from which it is constructed.
Shelter, side view - This domed structure emulates the natural arch of the invasive and prolific blackberry vine from which it is constructed.
Blackberry Vines, Willow Branches and Steel  - While this sculpture echoes the use of thorn-bearing plants to protect and exclude property, it also speaks to the fundamental need for shelter for the many homeless.
Blackberry Vines, Willow Branches and Steel - While this sculpture echoes the use of thorn-bearing plants to protect and exclude property, it also speaks to the fundamental need for shelter for the many homeless.
Thorny Issues  - Like blackberry plants, the homeless often survive in abandoned lots, alleyways and roadsides.
Thorny Issues - Like blackberry plants, the homeless often survive in abandoned lots, alleyways and roadsides.
Urban Landscape  - The thorns remain to evoke the pain and sacrifice inherent in living on the margins of society.
Urban Landscape - The thorns remain to evoke the pain and sacrifice inherent in living on the margins of society.
Fresh Green - My objective is to witness the changes in color, texture and growth that mark the weathering of time, the temporal quality of our lives, and the human relationship to the environment.
Fresh Green - My objective is to witness the changes in color, texture and growth that mark the weathering of time, the temporal quality of our lives, and the human relationship to the environment.
Rabbit's View  - Inside the dome the sky and cityscape where filtered by the green chiaroscuro light.
Rabbit's View - Inside the dome the sky and cityscape where filtered by the green chiaroscuro light.
Shelter in Port Angles  - The sculpture was later donated to the Port Angeles Fine Art Center's Sculpture Park.
Shelter in Port Angles - The sculpture was later donated to the Port Angeles Fine Art Center's Sculpture Park.