Large Work.
“Hall of the Mountain King”
Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists Chesley Award for Best Three-Dimensional Work of 2001.
“Hall of the Mountain King” (detail)
“Hall of the Mountain King” (detail)
Approximately 68” H x 36” W x 10” D. Walnut, maple burl, maple, mahogany.
There are 23 separate storage compartments, including four hidden ones.
“Remembering the Future” series. Approximately 28” H x 18” W x 10” D. Cherry, ebonized walnut plywood, maple, maple burl, bubinga, walnut, wire, manzanita root burl. (Private collection)
“Asteroid Mining Colony”
Nominee, Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists Chesley Award for Best Three-Dimensional Work of 2005.
Approximately 18” H x 21” W x 4” D. Cherry, ebonized walnut plywood, maple, maple burl, padauk, walnut, wire. (Private collection)
“Remembering the Future”
“Remembering the Future” series. Approximately 32” H x 18” W x 6” D. Maple, cherry, mahogany, walnut, maple burl, ebonized walnut plywood, wire, acrylic paint. (Private collection)
“Ready For Launch!”
Approximately 54” H x 32” W x 10” D. Cherry, maple, maple burl, walnut, ancient kauri, Intel Pentium 90. (Private collection)
“The Wood Wife’s House” is one of the most complicated pieces I’ve ever made. Not only is the design fairly intricate, consisting of a number of drawers, boxes and hidden compartments, the finished piece also had to be shipped from my workshop in Maine to a science fiction convention art show in Washington State, where my client would pick it up after the show and drive it back to California. The whole thing breaks down into sections that can be securely packed into a purpose-built 24” x 24” x 48” plywood crate and can be reassembled without using tools.
“The Wood Wife’s House”
Approximately 42” H x 30” W x 10” D. Poplar, quilted maple, Brazilian cherry, plywood, mahogany, ebonized walnut, hard maple, paint, metallic wax, acrylic paint, wire. (Private collection)
The top sculptures separate to form bookends; they ride in a track cut into the top. The two small towers with the greenish orbs act as knobs to tighten and loosen the bookends in the track.
Bookcase
Bookcase (Detail, bookends closed)
Bookcase (Bookends open)
“Neo-Gothic For the Modern Castle”
Approximately 66” H x 24” W x 18” D. Red oak, butternut, wenge. Linseed oil and beeswax finish.
There are around 40 pinned mortise-and-tenon joints in the chair.
The chair seat lifts to reveal a storage area.
When I was photographing this, I didn’t have a cushion for the seat. What you see in the picture is a bit of cloth wrapped loosely around a stack of large books.