Polymer clay, acrylics, uv resin, vanish, acrylic felt bottom.
12” x 13” x 9.5”
Statement: “Owls may symbolism wisdom, transformation, and the passing through thresholds for the living and dead. Black owls help us see through our weakest moments and may they help haunt those that wish us harm. Horns and teeth are for our strength, protection, and defense. Gold represents accomplishments in our lives and our goals that we wish to manifest. There is some personal representation of Scorpio/Scorpius in this piece, The artist’s sun sign and their partners moon sign, a sharing of watching one another’s back with vigilance and deep understanding for one another.”
Polymer clay, paper clay, acrylics, uv resin, varnish on wood panel
12” x 12” x 5”
Poecile species represent two of the nine sacred songbirds from Celtic folklores, they were considered powerful muses for the arts by the Celts. They may also represent positive energy to extinguish feelings of being undervalued, insignificant, and small. They are a force to be recon with, although their darker aspect can help warn wariness for harm. The eye signifies focus of your intentions and vigilance for progress.
Polymer clay, acrylics, uv resin, varnish, acrylic felt bottom
10" x 8" x 10"
The lore of the barghest told to me as a child at fireside in the Appalachians was that they were otherworld doglike beings with bigger claws, bigger teeth, and red glowing eyes. The barghest from the otherworld may appear as a frightening prophectic warning of the demise of nobility and those remaining that there may be repercussions
Polymer, acrylics, airbrushed faux fur. Wooden base. Wire chain handmade from aluminum wire.
9.5” x 6” x 5”
Mediums: Polymer clay, uv resin, acrylics. UV sealed, acrylic felt bottom. Dimensions: 13.5x16x8.5in/34x41x22cm
A fox in tears expressing submission. 85% of the fur industry is provided by captive held/bred exotic animals from fur farms. There is hazardous waste run off polluting our waterways from excrement and toxic-metal pollution from fur/skin processing. There are little to no regulations in place for the treatment of these animals, including in the US.
Polymer, paper clay, cold porcelain, acrylics, UV varnish, 9” x 8” x 8”
Leeva Leviathan, 2022
Originally created for Curio Art Gallery’s Small Works Halloween Edition Show, 2022
Polymer clay, acrylics, airbrush, faux fur, upcycled fabric, poseable wire armature, varnish
8” x 6” x 2”
Leeva is a fae shapeshifter púca. She takes a particular thrill in crossing into the human boundary to collect affirmations of affection and enjoys collecting gifts from those that may feel a pang of loneliness. For the pucai that do not bond with others, like Leeva, their loyalties, love, affection, and generosity are only for themselves. Giving rise to their delicate ego, their ultimate attraction, may bring a more malevolent púcai into your life. Although, they may give the impression if they hang around you long enough, they may enter into a magical world with you.
Polymer, paper clay, acrylics, UV resin. UV varnish and felted bottom, Head: 6” x 6” x 2.5” Tail: 7” x 6” x 4”
”Protective emotions breach from reflection, as intuition becomes finely tuned.”
Do You Hear What I Hear? (Identify piece with closed mouth)
Polymer/paper clay, and acrylics on wood panel
13.5x6x5in
What’s Got Your Tongue?
Polymer/paper clay, acrylics, and uv resin on wood panel
13.5x6x5in
Custom hand molded paper clay frames on upcycled wood. All parts are hand sculpted out of clay including teeth.
Depiction of cats as a symbolic representation of our current times and the consequences of censorship.
Wisdom & Protection I + II, 2022
Created for Doubting Thomas Gallery’s Occult exhibition.
Polymer clay, acrylics, uv resin, varnish, acrylic felt bottom.
The owls symbolize the wisdom we gain throughout life, as the sharp teeth and pointed tongues protect and push obstructions and toxicity away. The pieces together represent my partner and I having one another's backs as we go through adversities and challenges in our lives.
May these intention sigils (carved into horns) and representation of feminine power grant favorable outcomes for good health, prosperity, success, protection, and strength. Gold represents the accomplishments in our lives and our goals that we wish to manifest. Owls represent wisdom, transformation, and the passing through thresholds for the living and dead. Black owls help us see through the darkest times and may they help hold back those that wish us harm.
Káel, 2023
Polymer clay, posable armature, faux fur, acrylic yarn, acrylics, airbrush, uv resin, varnish.
Wildflowers not included.
9” x 4” x 2.5”
”Káel hail from the otherworld, fae beings that don’t particularly like faerie or magical labels. Káel can be friendly or protective for those with good intentions. They can be sharpened and dangerous with their watching eyes and teeth for those with bad intentions. While observing humans, this can sometimes lead to a nasty bite out of the blue for those having an excessive preoccupation with themselves and their own needs at the expense of others.”
Presidium, 2023
Title is Latin for Protection, protection sigil.
Polymer clay, paper clay, acrylics, wire, uv resin, varnish on wood base, wire hung.
10” x 6.5” x 2.5”
Polymer clay, paper clay, acrylics, uv resin, varnish on wood panel
13” x 13” x 6”
The wren played such an important role in Celtic culture, that they were among the 13 in their zodiac. The wren was called “King of the Birds,” due to an old story of wit, patience, and perseverance. The wren signifies cleverness, independence, resourcefulness, and fierce protectiveness. Despite the odds, true happiness is within their vision.
15x12.5x12in
Polymer clay, acrylics, airbrush, uv resin, acrylic felt bottom.
The piece is about climate change, arctic habitat loss, the loss of precious species, trophy hunting, and the fur industry.
Polymer clay, paper clay, acrylics, mica powder, uv resin, varnish, on wood, wired and ready to hang, 12” x 15” x 8.5”
“Latin title translation: Restoration of life.”
Polymer/paper clay/epoxy clay, faux fur, wire, floral tape, airbrush, & acrylics on wooden base
Mat & gloss varnish
12" wide x 8.5" tall x 9" depth
Created for The Temple of Lost Love Exhibition at Doubting Thomas Gallery.
Polymer, paper clay, acrylics, UV resin. UV varnish and felted bottom, Head: 6” x 6” x 5.5” Body 5.5” x 4.5” 2.5” Tail: 8” x 5” x 4.5”
Means one from the dark valley.
Polymer clay, acrylic fibers, airbrush, acrylics, aluminum poseable armature.
12” x 4.25” x 2.5”
The fluke, head and front limbs are all polymer and this is an art doll. Glendin has aluminum wire armature that makes Glen poseable and strong enough to sit upright, posed without a doll stand. The neck cuff is made from acrylic mesh and acrylic yarn, to be a bit reminiscent of fish netting and kelp. The faux fur is airbrushed with heat cured water based pigments and clay parts are hand painted in acrylics and varnished. It may be hard to see Glen’s pretty stripes along their body in photos. The eye sockets, mouth, and nose have uv resin. Glen’s total length at 12”, width at widest point of body, the tail fluke at 4.25” widest width of body is at 2.5”
Glendin just seems like a critter that may hop from a dark forest valley pool to play something nasty on their prey. Although, Glen has their kitten streak of terror, they can also become affectionate toward some humans that provide them treats and respectful sweet talk.
Leland the Púca, 2022
Created for Nocturnum’s The Five Seven exhibition, 2022.
Mediums: Polymer clay, faux fur, upcycled fibers, airbrush, acrylics, varnish, poseable wire armature.
From hoof to horn 9.5”, Arm span 5”, Width of head 2”, Tail length 6”
Their story begins living among humans by finding a little girl that adopts, shelter, feeds, and loves them in their cat form. Little does she realize the great strengths and good that would be bestowed upon her throughout her life due to these two fae beings. All due to how much she cared and loved them. Meet the pucai, Sebastian and Auriel.
Both are fully poseable, clay sculpted and handsewn fibers, arms, legs, heads, and tails with an aluminum wire armature. 20-22”
Mediums: Polymer Clay, faux fur, air brush, acrylics, upcycled fabrics/beads/bells.
FOLKLORE:
Púca, pooka, or phouka means spirit or goblin, a shapeshifting sidhe based from Irish and Scottish folklores. They can be malevolent for the deserving and bring luck (although, natural tricksters) to those that which are accepting of them and give them food offerings. They can transform humanoid or sometimes preferred forms are among cats, rabbits, horses, goats, and dogs. For those that were thoughtful and kind to them, they may bestow good luck, are sometimes prophetic, and may warn those that helped them of danger. The story of these pucai (dolls) decided to become a beloved rescued and found cat for a human family during the day, but at night is when pucai shapeshift to other playful forms that sometimes are humanoid and play and when they can talk to humans in human languages. They can be malevolent and resentful if not treated well, but if given gifts and treated respectfully as a sentient being not to be feared, they will bestow great things for those humans. They will also help protect those humans in times of great danger. As the story goes, never judge a book by its cover and never put blind trust into things that one may think will not come back to haunt, trick, sabotage, or bite.
Latin: Ancient
Medium: Polymer and paper clay, acrylics, airbrush. Varnished. Mounted on wood, handcrafted frame from paper and polymer clay.
Dimensions: 18 in x 7.5 in x 7 in (45.75cm x 19cm x 18cm)
Polymer/paper clay, acrylics, and uv resin on wood panel
17x7x8.5in
Custom hand molded paper clay frame on upcycled wood. All parts are hand sculpted out clay including teeth.
Depiction of a horse and about our current course in humanity and our environment.
Polymer/paper clay, & acrylics on wooden base
Matte & gloss varnish
11" tall x 9" wide x 8.5" depth
Created for The Temple of Lost Love Exhibition at Doubting Thomas Gallery.
From the artist:
Stories of the old ones, the fae have always fascinated me, some faeries can be among nightmares and secrets that you don't want to meet. Between stories from my great aunt in the mountains at fireside or venturing the great wild wonderland surrounding her home with her, and of course, the stories and illustrations of an artist that inspired me growing up, Brian Froud. I quickly learned that the fae were to be respected.
I've always have been drawn to water, with high respect to the depth and secrets water carries.
Perhaps there is a little more to feeling most at home by a fresh great lake in Cleveland or in Brooklyn, NY, with it's island border along the narrows, bay, and Atlantic.
This is a malevolent fae, as the stories may warn against the horse you don't know, the kelpie. Horses symbolize love, while kelpies are perhaps the hungry anti-love. They capture their victims off guard and drown them in the deepest darkest depths, and then gobble them up, heart and all, well, sparing their liver.
Mediums: clay airbrush, acrylics, LEDs.
Posable art doll: polymer, upcycled fibers, acrylics, varnish, 5” x 4” x 2.5”
Sallies are water fae that can live in amphibian thriving environments near fresh water sources. They are distant relatives to axolotl salamander species. This species of Sallie can speak a variety of pond and river flora and fauna. Depending on the personality of each Sallie, some can learn to communicate in a variety of other languages, including human languages. They can be bartered for favors & tricks upon others if you bring them river stones as gifts (they use these stones to build new beautiful homes or to add additions to their current homes for themselves near water edges).
3” Tall
Polymer, faux fur, wire, airbrush, & acrylics
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There is a spidery mouse with the venom of a brown recluse, one of the most commonly identifiable characteristics of a recluse is a string instrument pattern (much like a violin or cello).
Mediums: clay, leds, airbrush, acrylics, thread.
Polymer, acrylics, airbrush, and acorn tops in wooden upcycled box.
My mother suffered from Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) throughout her entire life. Her disorder manifested to something quite unexpected later in life after we lost my father.
Mediums: clay, faux fur, airbrush, acrylics, wire.
10” tall
Georgene the Carnivorous Blossom, 2020
Featured in Nocturnum’s The Five Seven, 2022 group exhibition.
Mediums: Paper and polymer clays, acrylics, varnish, poseable wire armature tail
5” tall, tail 5”, head 2.5”diameter
Polymer clay, airbrush, acrylics, on wooden base.
Foxes can symbolize benevolence, physical, and mental responses. These gnashing foxes are representing an internal struggle within illness to convalescence or impermanence. They expound the emotion and impending afflictions that will transpire along the way for those directly and in close proximity.
Mediums: clay, acrylics, air brush, LEDs.
Created for Je Suis Amelie Exhibition at Good Goat Gallery.
Polymer, paper clay, airbrush, acrylics, and wire on wooden base. Created for heART of Cleveland exhibition.
Opossums are tough, resilient, and intelligent animals that do not hibernate with a strong natural immunity against even rabies, snake venom, and tick born illnesses (they each potentially can consume over 5000 ticks within 2-3 months and have a very strong stomach acid to digest some rotting foods). They have the most teeth of any other mammal in North America (which I painstakingly hand sculpted all 50 teeth, and roots, by hand from polymer clay). These animals are also very special to north America, being our only native marsupial, one of the descendants of one of the oldest families of mammals.
Why is this is my rendition of The heART of Cleveland: Our Clevelanders and our city have a similar strength and perseverance with this beautiful unique animal.
The city crown is symbolism of the long life and immortality of our tough city.
Mediums: Clay, acrylics, airbrush, LEDs.
Created for Je Suis Amelie Exhibition at Good Goat Gallery.
Mediums: Clay, organic raw cotton, thermoplastic, faux fur, (airbrush) acrylics, LEDs.
This piece is a many layered intimately symbolic wall hung sculpture piece about the loss of both of my parents and fears connected to my loss. In some cultures and folklores, the barn owl is a spirit realm and other world traveler, it is also symbolic of facing fears. I decided to use symbolisms of a black barn owl due to it's one in a million rarity and they are genetically stronger than white barn owls. The winged mice carrying scrolls in my piece are symbolic for my parents. They also symbolize heightened awareness, important details, and checking the fine print.
Mediums: clay, organic raw cotton, acrylics, thermoplastic, faux fur, moss, LEDS.
Goldfinch vole, pronounced (latin)- spīn-us micro-tus
The Mystic barn owl, Tyto alba, & goldfinch voles, Spinus Microtus, are flying voles that are native to North American regions that closely imitate male American goldfinch birds in appearance & most behaviors. Although, unlike goldfinches, they can open & eat hard shelled nuts. They favor wild nuts & seeds & they sometimes briefly appear at birdfeeders in early spring when food in scarce. During these occasional visits, they are oftentimes mistook as male American goldfinch with early summer breeding plumage. This species prefer to nest in & around wild hazelnut trees. They eat & store the tree nuts over the winter in deep hollowed dens in wild hazelnut trees.
Mediums: polymer, fiber, moss, fiber. & acrylics
Since childhood, I have been enamored through deep roots with the magical beauty & memories of the natural wilds of Northeast Ohio. The rhododendron leaves are in honor of my mother's memory & the chipmunk is a tribute to the memory of my father's love for exploration hiking & the stories that I grew up hearing about my grandmother.
All native species representation in this piece, including the sculpted acorns; long tailed chipmunk; sculpted & hand sewn poseable fungi: Amanita muscaria; hypnum moss; maple, rhododendron, & apple leaves.
Mediums: polymer, epoxy, thermoplastic, faux fur, 24k gold leaf, led lights, & acrylics.
My childhood influences of Jim Henson & Brian Froud are prominent in this.piece. If there were an owlish creature from the world of Thra, would like to think this bird of prey would manifest & thrive in that world.
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Blank bear 3 feet tall before being painted in acrylics & airbrushed & frog sculpted in epoxy clay. Created for Mentor Rocks the Bears public art project 2019.
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Mediums: polymer, faux fur, polyfill, metal buttons, acrylics
