Flag of Texas, McKinney, Texas, 2009; Dominique and I drove down to Dallas for thanksgiving, where Lisa had encouraged me to do the Texas flag on Grandma's roof. The last time I tried to do the Texas flag, I ended up with heavy winds and grey skies, so it was nice to have the weather on my side for a change. View More
Flag of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, 2009; after three attempts to hold this outdoor event, we finally prevailed thanks to Stretch, who let me use one of his properties for the day -- Big Thanks! Find Yourself Here
Me & Jared, Ponca, Arkansas, 2009; after hiking deep into the wood, we climbed out onto a bluff where we unpacked photo equipment and experimented with the white gritty sediment that kicked up.
White Lightning & Vagabond II, Arkansas, 2009;
Flag of Iran, Smithville Lake, Missouri, 2009.
Flag of Pakistan, Kansas City, Missouri, 2009;
Flag of Ethiopia, Kansas City, Missouri, 2009;
Flag of Louisiana, Kansas City, Missouri, 2009;
Right after going to Dallas, I drove to New Orleans, and spent some time with my old buddy, Bonnie Garrigan; we went out to Lake Pontchartrain a few times to see how the water looked, and though it never was quite blue enough for the Louisiana flag, we threw boomerangs around. Fun fun fun!
Flag of Texas #2 This at the beginning of the Summer; I went down to Grandma's house and stayed with her while staying busy working out in the garage.
Flag of Ireland, Kansas City, Missouri, 2008;
Simultaneous Dandelion, Des Moines, Iowa, 2008;
Flag of Oregon, Portland, Oregon, 2008;
Flag of Albania, Kansas City, Missouri, 2008; we still need to redo this one! Cara Lafebvre left for Albania, saying she was never coming back. I think I talked with Jameson on the phone or something and he said he'd come help me set up; he shows up in this AMAZING Mercedes, and it just belonged in the photographs of Albania.
Flag of Bangladesh, Kansas City, Missouri; 2008
I called a few of my close friends to come get in the Bangladesh flag; there's a few pictures here.
I called a few of my close friends to come get in the Bangladesh flag; there's a few pictures here.
Esposto Kansas City, Missouri; 2008
I was in a group show with Katie Watson and Brian Zimmerman at the Paragraph Project Space called Esposto. I had a model set up where people could create situations and photograph them. See More Pictures
I was in a group show with Katie Watson and Brian Zimmerman at the Paragraph Project Space called Esposto. I had a model set up where people could create situations and photograph them. See More Pictures
Flag of Japan,Kansas City, Missouri, 2008;
Project involved a big red disc that was later used on the flag for Bangladesh.
Project involved a big red disc that was later used on the flag for Bangladesh.
RedlakeKingman, Arizona, 2007;
A few hours south of Las Vegas is a dried up old lake bed which Dominique and I drove out onto and spent a few days...View More
A few hours south of Las Vegas is a dried up old lake bed which Dominique and I drove out onto and spent a few days...View More
Scottsdale Diamond, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2007;
This was the last stop on the 2007 tour, after that we high-tailed to Marfa and back home. The light dabbles of color on the ground are rose petals. You can find yourself here.
This was the last stop on the 2007 tour, after that we high-tailed to Marfa and back home. The light dabbles of color on the ground are rose petals. You can find yourself here.
Ichi, Marquette, Nebraska, 2007;
We spent a few days longer at the Art Farm, probably our favorite place during the tour.
We spent a few days longer at the Art Farm, probably our favorite place during the tour.
Aperture, Durango, Colorado, 2007;
We spent a week in Durango. This piece actually involved some improvisation due to the shape and lay of the strip of land we were using. Find yourself here.
We spent a week in Durango. This piece actually involved some improvisation due to the shape and lay of the strip of land we were using. Find yourself here.
Topaz, Marquette, Nebraska, 2007;
Dominique & I picked several thousand flowers from the surrounding field for the yellow dash of color in the piece. Find yourself here.
Dominique & I picked several thousand flowers from the surrounding field for the yellow dash of color in the piece. Find yourself here.
ONE: Nebraska City, Nebraska, 2007;
I had a framework system beneath the piece that I used to begin the project. Some of the pipes are painted gold. Find yourself here.
I had a framework system beneath the piece that I used to begin the project. Some of the pipes are painted gold. Find yourself here.
Sentinel, Leawood, KS, 2006;
This project was purchased by the City of Leawood as part of their Art in Public Places Initiative.
This project was purchased by the City of Leawood as part of their Art in Public Places Initiative.
Messed up Flower, Hand wrought steel, 2006;
18"x6"x6"
18"x6"x6"
One, Kansas City, Missouri, 2006;
This project began as a simple idea, and evolved into a collaborative effort between myself, Robert Heishman, Jeff Eaton, Matt Peake, Dominique Karwoski, and the few hundred people who were photographed inside it.Find yourself here.
This project began as a simple idea, and evolved into a collaborative effort between myself, Robert Heishman, Jeff Eaton, Matt Peake, Dominique Karwoski, and the few hundred people who were photographed inside it.Find yourself here.
Annunciation, Houston, Texas 2006;
Parallactic Shift, 2005;
8'x8'x8'
8'x8'x8'
Floating Canvas 2005;
Bubbles 2005;
Burst 2004;
Well, 2004;
America Under Construction, Drawing, 2004;
This idea was the precursor for everything I've done since. Some of what I wrote is silly, but I was pretty excited when it struck me.
This idea was the precursor for everything I've done since. Some of what I wrote is silly, but I was pretty excited when it struck me.
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