I created artistic modern lighting for a private event held in a commercial space in Los Angeles. The event needed to feel intimate, yet grand. The idea I settled on was lantern-like-fluffy-globes completely made out of various types of paper & layering techniques. The exterior was made out of hundreds of folded white commercial coffee filters. Yes, you read that right; coffee filters. I think the lighting  turned out really great. I was even happier that they are more environmentally friendly than other elegant lighting options on the market today. This is the direction I am currently pursuing right now. Commissions, sculptures & art pieces that are sensitive to the environment & the beings that inhabit it.

The first picture is a close up of the light turned on, the second is a picture of them on the delivery truck.

The work found a happy home after the event was over. I’m so glad that the lights didn’t end up being retired after only one day of use for the event. So from start to finish I would say that this was an eco-friendly project & a success!

In 2007 I made a series of outdoor sculptures for Tom Sachs. The originals were made by me. The bronze reproductions (& fountain construction) was done by Arizona Bronze. *I loved this project!* I love that they were public pieces that everyone could enjoy & I love that some of them are fountains. I always feel good when I’m near a fountain.

Thank you Tom! Thank you for trusting me with these pieces (including the whale). I hope they live for many years & bring joy to many lives. I will not forget the work & those who helped make it happen. I’m grateful. -Xo!

This was a 2007 Spring campaign for the Sony Style stores across the United States. Selected Sony products were cut of out felt by hand and photographed for graphics. “Spring Never Felt So Good”

The window below is a Sony Holiday window I made for Sony’s Madison Avenue flagship store. The photo has busy sections and blurry spots because it is in motion. There is a moving conveyor belt with stockings & gift boxes attached to the ceiling.

In 2005 Tom Sachs wanted to create a sixty foot whale for his show at the Prada Foundation. I made the whale (Balaenoptera Musculus 2006) for him in Italy with the awesome team at Modelleria Angelino.

This hanging mobile is a 70′ feet tall. It was created for Ann Taylor‘s flagship store on Madison Avenue in New York City. The mobile is made of pink flower petals & several thousand feet of rink ribbon. This special installation was for a Breast Cancer Research Foundation fund raising event sponsored by Ann Taylor.

Off & on I get a request from a client for a mural. I’ve painted the entire piece freehand many times, but over the last few years I have really enjoyed creating a special stencil or screen just for their project. I’ve created huge stencils measuring several feet, & custom flat silkscreens for various mural projects. The mural I created were both commercial & residential. The photos presented here are of me working, not of the final outcome.

I created a prop for the window display launch of Ann Taylor’s greeting cards featuring iconic fashion photography.  They were sold in beautiful pink box sets & used to raise funds for their breast cancer charity. I created a theatrical curtain that displayed the cards. They loved it so much I was asked to create another, similar set for a different campaign. I was glad to.

In 2002 I spent an entire year (-well, a little more than that…) making an aviation series for Tom Sachs. On the list was a Concorde, DC-10, Boeing 747, Boeing 767, and the Challenger Space Shuttle (-named The Crawler by Tom). The Crawler took months to build and had many hands that helped. It is on display at the Utrecht Centraal Museum in the Netherlands.

Out of all the work I did for Tom (-and all other clients), the aviation series gave me the most injuries. Burns, bruises, stitches ..& scars that still remain. I was very into the idea of making these pieces. I’ve always loved planes & birds. (-What is better than flying?) With any job worth something, you accept the risks. I have no regrets about my scars. I’m happy to have been part of this work.