For the past eighteen months, or so, I have been working with home-brewed CNC-based plotting and milling machines. The milling process has made its way into the work through pink insulating foam in a number of pieces, which can be viewed in the current work section of the website. Initially, the plotter was simply a means to test the progress of the milling machine during the building and design stages, but I recognized it for what it was: a great opportunity to address drawing in my work that is consistent with my process and, more importantly, the conceptual interests in my work.

I produced a handful of drawings last year that I used to test the possibilities of the tool. The most recent and cohesive body of work to come from the home-brewed plotter is the Audubon Series. This series of drawings utilizes marker on painted panel, sampled and remixed using John James Audubon’s seminal text Birds of America as a point of departure. Currently, there are two series of drawings within the Audubon Series works, the Birds of Prey and Domestic Camouflage series.

The seven drawings in this series can be viewed on the drawing page.

As part of the redesigned site, I have added links to the press and print materials that my work has been included in. The most recent press comes from a book published in Berlin, titled Tangile: High Touch Visuals, published by gestalten press. This is a beautifully edited and designed book and I am very excited to be part of it. I am also excited to see my work bridging the gap between art & design, and included in a book with a focus on design. Here is the description of the book from the gestalten website:

Manifesting creative visions into material objects and spaces is one of the most prominent developments in contemporary design today. Tangible documents how designers are using the stylistic means of graphic design to implement their ideas spatially to create three-dimensional designs, objects and orchestrated spaces. The examples in this book show the unprecedented use of materials and innovative ideas – graphics morph into spatial sculptures, the intangible is made visual through handmade craftsmanship, physical experiences, visual environments and staged spatial installations such as art installations, interiors and architecture as well as urban interventions. Tangible continues the exploration of its trailblazing predecessor Tactile.

Check out the press page for additional info on recent publications.