Me, Myself and I

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Wire and New Zealand Driftwood.

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Id, Ego, Super-Ego. We are many layers and call upon our different natures to be, to act, to succeed. We empower ourselves to achieve monumental feats, only by first believing in I.

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The Guardian

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Wire.

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He is a force of nature, alien yet engaging. Fluid interconnecting wires create the power and movement of this creature.

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Sparrow

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Wire.

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The energy inside spirals out to the surface fostering flight and a new beginning

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Genesis

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Stainless Steel Metal.

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Starting over and regeneration are the inspiration for this work. The moment when all seems lost, yet we pull ourselves together and begin again. A universal theme, this has played over at least once, if not many times in a person’s life.

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Soar

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Stainless Steel Metal.

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We possess the unlimited spirit to soar into the unknown, to take chances, dream big! Bare and Bold she represents our unquenchable desires and the fearless zeal to attain them.

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Cerce’s Regret

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Stainless Steel Metal Wall Sculpture.

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Taking a literal approach to the wire as my medium, its transparent qualities paired with strength and mutability, Circe (the temptress) was chosen. She is strong and wily, but in this wistful moment her regret is transparent. This is a comment on our subconscious, the moments and choices we can’t take back, yet are an indelible part of us.

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Metamorphasis

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Stainless Steel Wire.

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Just as the caterpillar becomes the butterfly, we too are capable of transformation and dramatic change. Existing in all of us is the will and imagination to create our own magical existance.

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Soul’s Ascent

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Stainless Steel Wire.

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The spirit and soul will ascend to greater heights, once the demands of our corporeal selves are left behind. The intricacies of the wire reflect the energy and pathways within each of us to assist the climb.

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Torch

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Stainless Steel Wire.

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All motivation stems from a flame. Desire, passion, anger create the fire which feeds our actions and fuels the unpredictable.

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