Work from the 1990's
The 1990's would see my work change from the figurative genre to a non-representational one. The inspiration came from two significantly different sculptors – one in Italy and another in California. A book (in Italian) about the Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro, and a trip to Mendocino, CA that introduced me to the wood sculptures of Doug Ayers, piqued my interest in abstract work. Both sculptors introduced a concept of finished surfaces, interrupted and contrasted with highly textured areas. I began to experiment with my own ideas and became captured by the results. Some of those initial works are reproduced below.

Bonsai   Entropy III    Forbidden Tree
Bonsai Entropy III Forbidden Tree
Cocobolo
1995
  African Blackwood
1995
  Padauk
1995


Remnant   Expulsion   Head of a Warrior
Remnant Expulsion Head of a Warrior
Lignum Vitae
1995
  Bubinga
1994
  Desert Ironwood
1994


Sitting Pretty   Trophy   Entropy II
Sitting Pretty Trophy Entropy II
Cocobolo
1994
  Cocobold
1994
  Lignum Vitae
1993


Regeneration II   Regeneration  III   Vessel I
Regeneration II Regeneration III Vessel I
Gaboon Ebony
1993
  African Blackwood
1993
  Bocote
1993


Vessel II   Terminus II   Couple
Vessel II Terminus II Couple
Bubinga
1993
  Madrone Burl
1992
  Black Walnut
1990