shelter, 2011. base photo from a new years day walk, red ball from nathaniel many moons ago. spider/umbrella shape is a 3d model from sketchup.

untitled as of yet, with a blue parachute, 2010. for the CPL exhibition.

untitled as of yet, 2010. for the archive exhibition at CPL. Center Panel.

trailing, 2010

just started this one today. Ive had this picture around for a long time, took it in the fall on a brilliant stormy evening. All of these relate to the Chicago Artist Archive. I’m looking at images of people floating together, and thinking about people gathered under a big parachute. remember that feeling of pulling it over your head and holding it to the ground while it lofted over you and your class? the best, safest, temporary feeling.

dropping, 2010.

there are two of these, second one still in the works. stormy midwest skies are great operatic contexts for these figures. I used open source sculpture by: Max Grueter.

loose balloon, 2010.

Loose Fire Escape 2010

In which a fire escape tries to bend over, touch the ground, and flies loose.

Ladder_ bundle, 2010.

mary_serpentine, 2010

This one is finished now: see draft version below. Mary Poppins putting her stars back.

FIRE_ESCAPE_DRAG (in progress)

FIRE_ESCAPE_TWIRL, (in progress)

During open crit at the hyde park art center, the critics suggested pushing away from the literal single point perspective of my long sky canyon drawings. This generated many ideas, including one from our architect Michael Wilkinson who suggested the fire escape bend over and touch the ground. This and the one above are gestures in that direction.

Eviction, 2010.

The artists at magnuson park are scheduled to be evicted May 1, 2010. There is a last push to keep artists on the campus. I am with them all the way.

Fire_Escape (detail) 2010.

two windows of seventeen.

Fire_Escape, 2010

Chicago fire escape populated with figures.

Mary_Serpentine, 2010