Work produced in 2009
"Space Opera" (2009)
Judges' Choice, Boskone, February 2010, Boston, MA.
Dimensions: 9" W x 9" H x 9" D
Materials: Maple, purpleheart, walnut, birch, cherry, ebonized walnut, wire.
Finish: shellac and wax.
"Someplace to keep my space opera (spaceport)" (2009)
from the "Strange Furniture From Another Planet" series.
Judges' Choice, Boskone, February 2009, Boston, MA.
"Someplace to keep my space opera (spaceport)" (details)
Dimensions: 26" W x 42" H x 9" D
Materials: Brazilian cherry, quilted maple, birch, baltic birch, poplar, walnut, acrylic paint.
Finish: Polyurethane and wax (top).
"Night Ship" (2009)
Best Science Fiction (Pro), Con*Stellation, September 2009, Huntsville, AL.
Best 3-D, LosCon, November 2009, Los Angeles, CA.
"Night Ship" open
Dimensions: 5" W x 10" H x 5" D
Materials: Ebonized walnut, maple burl, wire, blue-dyed paua shell
Finish: shellac and wax.
"View from orbit" (2009)
"View from orbit" (details)
Dimensions: 7.5" W x 16" H x 3" D
Materials: Maple burl, maple, birch, cherry, walnut, acrylic paint.
Finish: Acrylic lacquer.
"Moonbase" (2009) from the "View from orbit" series
Dimensions: 8" W x 16" H x 2" D
Materials: Maple burl, birch, walnut, metal leaf.
Finish: matte lacquer
"Mining the Moon" (2009) from the "View from orbit" series
Dimensions: 10" W x 10" H x 2" D
Materials: Quilted maple, poplar, walnut, stainless steel, acrylic paint.
Finish: matte lacquer
"Here be monsters" (2009) from the "View from orbit" series
Dimensions: 8" W x 16" H x 2" D
Materials: Maple burl, birch, walnut, acrylic paint.
Finish: matte lacquer
"Recalibrate UP when entering a gravity well" (2009) from the "Space Scouts" series
Dimensions: 6" W x 7" H x 6" D
Materials: Maple, Brazilian cherry, wenge, walnut, manzanita root, birch, mahogany.
Finish: shellac and wax, danish oil.
"Just because you can park somewhere doesn't mean you should" (2009) from the "Space Scouts" series
Dimensions: 6" W x 10" H x 6" D
Materials: Maple, Brazilian cherry, wenge, walnut, manzanita root, birch, mahogany.
Finish: shellac and wax, danish oil.
"Use caution when approaching alien wildlife" (2009) from the "Space Scouts" series
Dimensions: 10" W x 18" H x 8" D
Materials: Maple, Brazilian cherry, wenge, walnut, birch, padauk, wisteria root, mahogany.
Finish: shellac and wax, danish oil.
"Not all alien wildlife looks like wildlife" (2009) from the "Space Scouts" series
Dimensions: 10" W x 14" H x 6" D
Materials: Maple, Brazilian cherry, wenge, walnut, manzanita root, birch.
Finish: shellac and wax, danish oil.
From left to right: "I'm Flying!" 2009-007, small rocket box 2009-008, large rocket box 2009-009, "Close Orbit II" 2009-005, checkerboard rocket 2009-006
Dimensions: smallest is 3" W x 5" H x 3" D, largest is 4" W x 10" H x 4" D.
Materials: Maple, mahogany, bubinga, manzanita root, maple burl, birch, lyptus, black allowood, wenge, walnut, dyed veneers, wire.
Finish: shellac and wax friction polish, Danish oil.
From left to right: large rocket box 2009-013, "Colony #3" 2009-011, small rocket box 2009-012, "Close Orbit I" 2009-004
Dimensions: smallest is 3" W x 5" H x 3" D, largest is 6" W x 8" H x 6" D.
Materials: Maple, mahogany, bubinga, manzanita root, maple burl, birch, lyptus, black allowood, walnut, dyed veneers, wire.
Finish: shellac and wax friction polish, Danish oil.
"Meditation on the sea" (2009)
Dimensions: approx. 8" W x 4" H x 6" D
Materials: Spalted maple, curly cherry, Spanish cedar (lining).
Finish: shellac and mineral wax.
Display table (2009)
Dimensions: 42" W x 30" H x 10" D
Materials: Brazilian cherry, spalted highly figured red oak
Finish: satin polyurethane.
Display table detail
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