Category Archives: Installation

Kill! All! Bad!

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2006. (On site in the Willamette River). Shark is 9 ft in length, Styrofoam and mixed media. A marching band flag routine was performed to Stars and Stripes Forever which played on a CD player nearby.

The Catch

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2004. Life cast and modeled plaster and Paper Mache, carved Styrofoam, fabric and wax. 9′ x 10′ x 10’ Installed in the Project window of Contemporary Crafts Museum in Portland, Oregon.

The Catch

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2004. Life cast and modeled plaster and Paper Mache, carved Styrofoam, fabric and wax. 9′ x 10′ x 10’ Installed in the Project window of Contemporary Crafts Museum in Portland, Oregon.

Guardian

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2002. The piece is life sized. This detail shows: White Figure is cast foam with mixed media. Squirrel is ceramic. Wasps are cast plastic. The entire installation was 10’h x 13’w x 9’d. This piece was made for the Portland Building Installation as part of the Regional Arts & Culture Council public art program.

Guardian

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2002. The piece is life sized. This detail shows: White Figure is cast foam with mixed media. Squirrel is ceramic. Wasps are cast plastic. The entire installation was 10’h x 13’w x 9’d. This piece was made for the Portland Building Installation as part of the Regional Arts & Culture Council public art program.

Guardian

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2002. The piece is life sized. This detail shows: White Figure is cast foam with mixed media. Squirrel is ceramic. Wasps are cast plastic. The entire installation was 10’h x 13’w x 9’d. This piece was made for the Portland Building Installation as part of the Regional Arts & Culture Council public art program.

Breeder

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2001. This detail shows: Rabbits are made of cast foam. The hill is cast foam and Astroturf with Easter decorations. Each of the 10 rabbits stand 23″ high. The entire installation was 11’h x 6’w x 6’d. This piece was made for my first show at Blackfish Gallery.

Beasts of Burden

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1999. Cast foam, cast plaster, steel scaffolding. 10′ x 10′ x 10′. This piece was created as a thesis project for my BFA at Pacific Northwest College of Art.

Untitled Installation

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2001. 7′ x 3′. The piece was displayed on the floor. This detail shows a white snake made of cast porcelain, the cast fiberglass base figure and rocks and sand. This piece was made for my first show at Blackfish Gallery.

Fung Us

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(detail) 2008. Cement, Styrofoam and metal armature, imitation gold leaf, acrylic, shellac. This piece is a one year commissioned art work for the Tryon Creek State Park Natural Cycles exhibit. It will be on display until the end of August 2009.

Fung Us

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(detail) 2008. Cement, Styrofoam and metal armature, imitation gold leaf, acrylic, shellac. This piece is a one year commissioned art work for the Tryon Creek State Park Natural Cycles exhibit. It will be on display until the end of August 2009.

Fung Us

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(detail) 2008. Cement, Styrofoam and metal armature, imitation gold leaf, acrylic, shellac. This piece is a one year commissioned art work for the Tryon Creek State Park Natural Cycles exhibit. It will be on display until the end of August 2009.

Fung Us

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(detail) 2008. Cement, Styrofoam and metal armature, imitation gold leaf, acrylic, shellac. This piece is a one year commissioned art work for the Tryon Creek State Park Natural Cycles exhibit. It will be on display until the end of August 2009.

Fung Us

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(detail) 2008. Cement, Styrofoam and metal armature, imitation gold leaf, acrylic, shellac. This piece is a one year commissioned art work for the Tryon Creek State Park Natural Cycles exhibit. It will be on display until the end of August 2009.

Fung Us

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(detail) 2008. Cement, Styrofoam and metal armature, imitation gold leaf, acrylic, shellac. This piece is a one year commissioned art work for the Tryon Creek State Park Natural Cycles exhibit. It will be on display until the end of August 2009.

Fung Us

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(detail) 2008. Cement, Styrofoam and metal armature, imitation gold leaf, acrylic, shellac. This piece is a one year commissioned art work for the Tryon Creek State Park Natural Cycles exhibit. It will be on display until the end of August 2009.