November Projects

I have been quite busy this fall, but still working on a lot of projects. I feel as though most of my interest has been in 3d work recently.


Recently I bought a Carving and Engraving bit kit for my Dremel and have been working on bone carvings. This one is on a damaged fox jaw, textured with ink washes to make a "New Paleolithic Artifact".

Also I've been working on my basic taxidermy skills. I have a number of ideas but I'm only just now feeling confident enough to begin them. This mink was a great confidence booster. Even though it still has problems, it's close enough to work I've seen elsewhere to encourage me to start my next project. Here he's just sitting on a bookshelf, I'm not totally sure what I want to do with him.

I've been working on another reconstruction Sculpey project, slowly. This one is a vole, and I'm trying to complete the whole skeleton. Here's the current state of that project, It's been very difficult as the sculpey only sticks to the bone in a limited way until its fired, so it took me a long time to get the ribcage section. Since these photos I've finished the vertebral column and rebuilt the viscera inside, as well as worked on getting the neck muscles on.

Skull Reconstruction

Here's a basic skull reconstruction I tried with translucent sculpey built over a real juvenile opossum skull. I tried to create all the muscles from deep to superficial, varying the chroma based on how deep the muscle was. The eye is a black glass bead lightly covered in clay to give it a glazed/dead look.

Going into Fall and the Centerpiece Project

So over the summer, I was commissioned to do a large scale project of centerpieces, all based around mythical creatures. 

Not only was I working on this project, but I also taught 3 classes and worked a number of jobs, so of course my posting of new work has been slow. At the end of August, I started moving, but due to some paperwork issues, I've only recently moved into my new apartment. I've been setting up my studio space and trying to get everything under control. 

Here is a work in progress shot from the project this summer, taken on my cell phone camera. This creature is the Sea Dragon, and his base needs to be completed in this image. A number of photos were taken of the completed centerpieces at the event but I am waiting on the photographer to process the images and the client to forward them. 

Some Updates!

I've been uploading new work a bit today!

My bio/resume and contact sections have been updated.
Mammalogy has been slightly modified to eliminate categories that to date have not been filled. In their place, I have added a second Mustelidae category and a Mephitidae category, which I am slowly populating.

The past few months have been busy and cluttered, but starting in September I will have a designated studio!

Ferret Sketch

Trying to get back in the swing of things after graduation... Made a sketch in Photoshop to use as an icon on dA and some other sites.

Want to get in the habit of uploading new content, even if its as loose and random as this.

Martes americana

Fun stuff. Some scratchboard.

Just wanted to post some work.

Amniota & Arthropoda

My BFA senior show is coming up soon! 
It will be hanging in the University Hall gallery in Porter Square (1815 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA) from April 4-9, with the opening reception April 7, from 6-8 PM.

Preparing has been intense so far, and will only get more intense as final projects need to be completed and finishing touches put on completed works... not to mention the food, promotions, booze, and all the nitty-gritty stuff that goes with such an event.

My work in the show will include prints and paintings, as well as some 3d and taxidermy work.  This is the front of my postcard; a small longtailed weasel I mounted.