The first Senufo has transmission gears in the center body area along with window gate wings. The Senufo artists create a small wooden bird sculpture, which is worn over the head and primarily used to promote a good outcome during a planting festival.

Senufo #1. 35”h. x 32”w. x 14”d. welded steel with oil finish. 2002

The Senufo artists create a small wooden bird sculpture, which is worn over the head and primarily used to promote a good outcome during a planting festival. Senufo #2 has a second head in the center body area along with more traditional looking wings.

Senufo 2, steel with oil, 35"h. x 26"w. x10"d. 2002,

Senufo #3 resembles the traditional African style with the male/female duality, penis bill and pregnant stomach. However, I added three house forms to the flat wings because, well, I wanted to. The steel elements of the sculpture are heated with an acetylene torch, hammered, shaped and stick welded. After brushing the surface with an electric wire wheel, the surface is coated with Val oil.

Senufo #3, steel with finish oil, 34"h. x 28"w. x 13"d. 2010.

My sculpture, entitled “Oiseau”, is another in the series of bird forms. Over the years I have created many bird pieces. This sculpture borrows Fernando Botero’s style, “Boterismo”. The exaggerated volume of the body coupled with the abstract minimalism of the shape inspires humor. Each piece is heated and reshaped using an acetylene torch, hammered and then stick welded.

Oiseau, (Bird), 19”h. x 16”l. x 6”d., welded recycled steel. 2018

“Pez Lives” is an African inspired toy displayed in recycled steel. I based this piece on the plastic candy “Pez” toy dispensers from the 1950’s. Each toy had a head of a comic character and to receive the candy you flipped the head back and the candy was dispensed. My sculpture is exactly the same, but when you flip the head back and it dispenses a metal washer instead The steel elements of the sculpture are heated with an acetylene torch, hammered, shaped and stick welded. After brushing the surface with an electric wire wheel, the surface is coated with Val oil.

Pez Lives!, steel with oil. 46"h. x 8"w x 16"d. 1995.

Young Buddha is obviously about Buddhist iconography. All other Buddha art is tranquil and exuding serenity. My interpretation was to create an image of outward chaos. Why? Buddhism to me is mainly about the inner journey and beauty no matter what the exterior fabric is. This sculpture uses several discordant steel elements to create the volume of space: truck parts, gears and a hay rake. The steel parts are heated with an acetylene torch, hammered, shaped and stick welded. After brushing the surface with an electric wire wheel, the surface is coated with Val oil.

Young Buddha, steel with oil, 20"h. x 18"w. x 11"d. 1996.

I created this sculpture with the humorous intent of borrowing a South Western looking skull that I had seen on a trip through Montana in 1984. My “Skull” I believe is original in a banal Disney skull element of today. The steel parts are heated with an acetylene torch, hammered, shaped and stick welded. After brushing the surface with an electric wire wheel, the surface is coated with Val oil.

Skull, steel with oil finish. 16"h .x 9"w. x 13"d. 2002.

Bird Head was inspired by the cartoon magpies of the 1950’s. This sculpture honors the characters of Heckle and Jeckle. Being a smart aleck has been something that I have always admired. By sheer coincidence, I used the former garage of Frank Moser at 37 Hollywood Street in Hastings on Hudson, NY. as my second New York studio. Frank Moser was an artist and co-founder of Terrytoons cartoon films which produced Heckle and Jeckle. I worked in that space for 15 years. The steel parts are heated with an acetylene torch, hammered, shaped and stick welded. After brushing the surface with an electric wire wheel, the surface is coated with Val oil.

Bird Head, steel with oil, 32"h. x 7"w. x 10"d. 2002.

Headdress has its origin in Meso-American iconography. The form is so compacting yet resolute. The sculpture uses a boilerplate, inverted as the main element. The steel parts are heated with an acetylene torch, hammered, shaped and stick welded. After brushing the surface with an electric wire wheel, the surface is coated with Val oil.

Headdress, steel with oil. 11"h. x 15"w. x 4"d. , 1995.

Horus was an important Egyptian god. The name means “ the One Far Above”. The sculpture uses a car jack as the main element. The steel parts are heated with an acetylene torch, hammered, shaped and stick welded. After brushing the surface with an electric wire wheel, the surface is coated with Val oil.

Horus, steel with oil. 16"h. x 4"w. x 9"d. 2002.

Attack Chichen created from furnace and recycled tools.

1995, steel with oil, 14"h x 7"w x 7"d

Lions are another humorous departure for me. These lions could tower over the entrance gate at my Detroit estate, Navin on Windsor. The stark lion abstraction, coupled with the simplified but fierce head gestures would deter any unwanted visitor. The steel elements of the sculpture are heated with an acetylene torch, hammered, shaped and stick welded. After brushing the surface with an electric wire wheel, the surface is coated with paint.

Lions, steel with oil. 46"h. x 11"w. x 8"d. 2002.

I began making pieces inspired by Bambara antelope and Senufo bird sculptures. The Bambara artisans created sculptures of Ibexes used in fertility rites. This sculpture is my interpretation of that wonderful art in recycled steel. The steel elements of the sculpture are heated with an acetylene torch, hammered, shaped and stick welded. After brushing the surface with an electric wire wheel, the surface is coated with Val oil.

steel with oil. 66"h. x 6"w. x 22"d. , 1995.

“Le Pêcheur”, (the fisherman), is another sculpture in the realm of humor. The large abstract bird has swallowed a big fish. Is this the final end for the fish or will he get away? The steel elements of the sculpture are heated with an acetylene torch, hammered, shaped and stick welded. After brushing the surface with an electric wire wheel, the surface is coated with Val oil.

Le Pêcheur, steel with oil. 76"h. x 11"w. x 11"d. 2016.