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Recycled paper pulp over a wooden support, with ping-pong balls, wire & string. A cold boney being with sharp eyes and teeth, the brain cavity bare.	38 x 38 x 12 “, 2020, recycled paper, hand-tinted string, wire, wood scraps & exterior enamel paint A blind horse, beset by snakes, smiles to further the illusion that everything is absolutely fine and it is, in fact, staying very positive about this situation; it has no willingness nor capability to examine this further. As an added layer to the tragedy, even this “unicorn” has never been able to see one of its kind that avatar of noble purity, that unseen creature of legend	2020, recycled junk mail, bicycle tires, fabric, & wood scraps, with enamel spray paint & sealants
	33 H x 27 D x 34" W, 2021, Empty Sugar Packets, a Vehicle Owner's Manual, (unused) Napkins, Wire, String, Acrylic paint, & Glue . A recycled paper sculpture of a weathered but blossoming tree with a kite caught in the highest bough, & a pair of cats	33 H x 27 D x 34" W, 2021, Empty Sugar Packets, a Vehicle Owner's Manual, (unused) Napkins, Wire, String, Acrylic paint, & Glue . A recycled paper sculpture of a weathered but blossoming tree with a kite caught in the highest bough, & a pair of cats
Kappa are creatures from Japanese folklore said to be responsible for mysterious drownings. Potential victims can be saved by showing reverence for a kappa & bowing deeply - as the bow is always returned, water will spill out of the creature's crown, rendering it powerless.	From this angle a goldfish can be seen struggling to survive in the remaining shallow pool of the Kappa's crown.	A wall-mounted recycled paper sculpture with epoxy resin, acrylic coloration, a pointed cardboard beak, and ping-pong ball eyes measuring: 22 x 24 x 23 Inches
2022, 17 H x 12 W x 9” D, Recycled paper pulp, Wire, Acrylic & Enamel paints, & a discarded PVC Display Case A colorfully patterned octopus presses tentacles against all six sides of a clear enclosure in a calmly desperate attempt to escape	2022, 17 H x 12 W x 9” D, Recycled paper pulp, Wire, Acrylic & Enamel paints, & a discarded PVC Display Case A colorfully patterned octopus presses tentacles against all six sides of a clear enclosure in a calmly desperate attempt to escape	2022, 17 H x 12 W x 9” D, Recycled paper pulp, Wire, Acrylic & Enamel paints, & a discarded PVC Display Case A colorfully patterned octopus presses tentacles against all six sides of a clear enclosure in a calmly desperate attempt to escape
2022, 17 H x 12 W x 9” D, Recycled paper pulp, Wire, Acrylic & Enamel paints, & a discarded PVC Display Case A colorfully patterned octopus presses tentacles against all six sides of a clear enclosure in a calmly desperate attempt to escape	2022, 17 H x 12 W x 9” D, Recycled paper pulp, Wire, Acrylic & Enamel paints, & a discarded PVC Display Case A colorfully patterned octopus presses tentacles against all six sides of a clear enclosure in a calmly desperate attempt to escape	2022, 17 H x 12 W x 9” D, Recycled paper pulp, Wire, Acrylic & Enamel paints, & a discarded PVC Display Case A colorfully patterned octopus presses tentacles against all six sides of a clear enclosure in a calmly desperate attempt to escape
A recycled paper skull, the exterior with snippets of "fortune cookie wisdom" and notices denying health insurance in 16 languages. The text in the eye sockets reading "eat and eat and EAT your own."
Kotora is an idiomatic expression in Japanese implying alcoholism. Made with junk mail, scraps of fabric, ping-pong balls, paint & wire. (Approximately 99% found & recycled materials (by volume).)
	I have a yellow cat that doesn't have a tail. I was also on fire once. Made with junk mail, wire, discarded paint & nail polish.
Since the little yellow cat is the central protagonist in "the Woods" the primary antagonist ought to be a dog. Dogs are "man's best friend". And it's never your enemy that betrays you. Made with junk mail, wire, polymer clay, and discarded paint.
These are creatures from Japanese Folklore, said to protect forests and other important areas from disasters (and human encroachment).
		A wall mounted/ floor sculpture made with polymer clay, discarded: concrete mix, paint, paper, wire, ping pong balls, & epoxy resin
	A 3-piece wall mounted sculpture made from discarded: cardboard, cement mix, wire, burlap, & paint. This character is also seen in the paintings - looking on as awful things happen to
It seems a shame to be lost in dark places & not have a minotaur make an appearance.
Made with junk mail, ping pong balls, and paint		Most of us would think we are safe while we're up on land, but these terrible things can (and do) get everywhere!
		There is a Shel Silverstein book by the same name which has been read to almost all children, everywhere, for decades. It needs to stop. The little boy in that book took everything it could from the tree and the tree was happy to be reduced to a stump, “because it loved him”. This is a textbook abusive relationship; it is a terrible thing to teach children to emulate. The tree in this sculpture isn’t having any of that. It keeps its fruits hidden as an “animate” noose curves around to surpr
	Are Predators ever "really" sorry?
This is a sculpture of an elephant waving a tiny flag, whilst trampling on a much larger one. (I'm still not sure if this is too subtle.)

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