Play

So, in researching play, I came across this video by Dr. Stuart Brown of the National Institute for Play. He talks about play as a vital function of humanity and something necessary to our survival. I thought it was pretty interesting and worth checking out. Here's a link to the video on TED.com:

Stuart Brown says play is more than fun

Thanks

I just wanted to give a warm thank you to all those who came to see my sculpture over the last two weeks. Hopefully I will be able to have a whole show together this summer with more of my work. Until then, thanks again and pay heed to your mother.

"Slinky Self Portrait" Update

A good evening to my loyal, devoted friends, fans, and family. This is just a note to update the previous post about the Slinky Machine (which, by the way, is now entitled "Slinky Self Portrait.") It is currently on display at BYU's Harris Fine Arts Center on the south 5th floor landing. It will be up from now til February 13th. During that time it will run every other hour for an hour on the hour. Come see it! Let me know what you think. Check out the other awesome exhibits there at the HFAC. While you're in town, go see what's happening at the Museum of Art, just next door to the HFAC. But mostly, come see Slinky Self Portrait while it is still in town.

Heaven & Hell

This is another retroactive post. I finished these two works about five months ago. They are meant to be a diptych of Heaven and Hell. Enjoy.

Slinky Machine-- Working Title

This is a sculpture I finished a few months ago. I don't have a title for it yet, but it is going to be shown at the Harris Fine Arts Center at BYU. It will be on the north fifth floor landing from Tuesday, 25 January 2009 for about a month, so come take a look. There is a little preview video at the bottom of the post (sorry if it takes a while to load.)

Human Trap

This is a piece I made for a group show in the Central Utah Arts Center sculpture garden. The show was entitled "Enclosure" and all the works kind of fit that theme. Mine was a 6' tall, 4' wide, 2' deep box trap (like the kind they use in the cartoons). It is propped up on a stick with a "crisp, clean, (false) $100 bill" dangling from the inside. I wanted it to be funny, but also give people second thoughts about going in and snagging the $100.

Parachute Soldier

Here is a small sculpture I finished just before Christmas. It is about 10" tall, 6" wide, and 3" deep. The parachute soldier was cast in bronze from a real plastic toy and is draped over the nail-studded board.