Tapping the La Brea tar pits as a visual metaphor, these mixed-media artworks focus on the conditions that animals are faced with in our ongoing contemporary trashing of the earth's surfaces.
Tar Pits I, Red Deer. Wood, paper clay, granite, glue, wire, found objects, acrylic; 9" x 6" x 7", 2024
Tar Pits II, Rhinoceros. Wood, paper clay, granite, glue, wire, found objects, acrylic; 9" x 6" x 7.5", 2024
Tar Pits III, Bear. Wood, paper clay, granite, glue, wire, found objects, acrylic; 9" x 6" x 7", 2024
Tar Pits IV, Elephant. Wood, paper clay, granite, glue, wire, found objects, acrylic; 10" x 8" x 7", 2024
Tar Pits V, Hippo. Wood, paper clay, glue, wire, found objects, acrylic; 9" x 6" x 7.5", 2024