January 1994. Granite, steel. Dimensions: 98 × 100 × 52 in (249 × 254 × 132 cm).
Public collection - Art Center at Highland Park, Highland Park, IL, Chicago.
Wreathe I is the first work in the Wreathe Series and continues my interest in using steel to lift and “choreograph” stone, freeing this inherently heavy material from its usual earthbound condition. The sweeping steel arc generates a strong circular movement, carrying the granite upward and outward so that the massive stones appear improbably suspended in space—part of my broader effort to make heavy objects appear light, animated, and floating.
The title Wreathe suggests a curling, rising energy—like a wreathe of gray smoke. In this reading, the gray granite itself becomes smoke-like: weighty material transformed visually into something buoyant and ephemeral. The contrast between actual mass and perceived lightness reinforces a recurring concern in my work—using balance, movement, and suspension to challenge our instinctive understanding of gravity and stone.
January 1994. Granite, steel. Dimensions: 98 × 100 × 52 in (249 × 254 × 132 cm).
Public collection - Art Center at Highland Park, Highland Park, IL, Chicago.
Wreathe I is the first work in the Wreathe Series and continues my interest in using steel to lift and “choreograph” stone, freeing this inherently heavy material from its usual earthbound condition. The sweeping steel arc generates a strong circular movement, carrying the granite upward and outward so that the massive stones appear improbably suspended in space—part of my broader effort to make heavy objects appear light, animated, and floating.
The title Wreathe suggests a curling, rising energy—like a wreathe of gray smoke. In this reading, the gray granite itself becomes smoke-like: weighty material transformed visually into something buoyant and ephemeral. The contrast between actual mass and perceived lightness reinforces a recurring concern in my work—using balance, movement, and suspension to challenge our instinctive understanding of gravity and stone.
Highland Park Art Center Highland Park, IL
Installing at the Highland Park Art Center Highland Park, IL
