Plaza Perch, with percher
2016
Stainless Steel with bead-blasted coating, reclaimed wood decking on the platforms, benches and seat backs, acrylic (3Form) paneled trellis and hardware.
15’ x 11’ x 12’
Permanent public sculpture in Brooklyn commissioned by NYC.

"Front view" with a “percher,” a visitor from the neighborhood taking advantage of the view of the paved plaza. To the left is tLa Marqueta de Williamsburg and to the right is the street. The Bushwick Houses are across the street. At different times of the day, the colored trellis casts a variety of patterns and offers shade.
Plaza Perch, Side View With Left Bench
Year completed: 2016
Materials on the artwork include; stainless Steel with bead-blasted coating, reclaimed wood decking on the platforms, benches and seat backs, acrylic (3Form) paneled trellis and hardware.
15’ x 11’ x 12’
This permanent public sculpture sits on a paved pedestrian plaza, with green space planter behind the artwork

Plaza Perch, Side View With Percher
2016
Stainless Steel with bead-blasted coating, reclaimed wood decking on the platforms, benches and seat backs, acrylic (3Form) paneled trellis and hardware.
15’ x 11’ x 12’
Plaza Perch
2016
Stainless Steel with bead-blasted coating, reclaimed wood decking on the platforms, benches and seat backs, acrylic (3Form) paneled trellis and hardware.
15’ x 11’ x 12’
Plaza Perch with bench and roof view, showcases how the Historic Moore Street Market’s enamel signage is in consort with the artwork’s trellis and in doing so reinforces that the new plaza with it’s artwork is a sign of continuing community vitality. There is a play of accents with the color palettes with the natural light and steel as the plaza pavers.
Plaza Perch
2016
Stainless Steel with bead-blasted coating, reclaimed wood decking on the platforms, benches and seat backs, acrylic paneled roof trellis with sandstone finish in blue, red, yellow and green colors
15’ x 11’ x 12’
Public sculpture and functional art piece, seen from the street. With a view of Humboldt Plaza. Plaza Perch stands with its strong profile and partners with a lamppost, tree and patch of greenery
Plaza Perch, crowd shot
2016
Stainless Steel with bead-blasted coating, reclaimed wood decking on the platforms, benches and seat backs, acrylic (3Form) paneled trellis and hardware.
15’ x 11’ x 12’
Here Plaza Perch serves as event and stage for a summer salsa night. Drummers and trumpets use the artwork as a stage while onlookers gather all around the artwork and salsa dancers congregate in the front of the perch. The artwork and plaza respond to the vibrancy of the city as an event space.
Iron Angle
2013
Painted Steep
56 inches x 20 inches x 20 inches
A stack of four steel rectangular prisms, hollow and open on sides and ends; these right-angle lines can be stacked and restacked in hundreds of possible iterations.
Study
2012
Elder wood, hardware
72” x 83” x 47”
An elaborate, interactive desk that engages visitors in a social space where they can talk, read, draw, think, and listen. Pictured in a gallery surrounded by artwork made at the desk.
Study
2012
Elder wood, hardware
72” x 83” x 47”
Desk as “social sculpture."
Perched Patio
2009
Corian®, wood, hardware, 12 pieces total
Variable Dim. Approx. 17” x 15” x 15” each
A little garden, "Perched Patio," was made for Wave Hill, Bronx, NY. The stools made of white Corian® functioned as a storytelling area and were perched atop a scenic overlook. (The Corian® was sourced from salvaged sink-cuts, and the legs were gathered from fallen trees from a storm.)
Perched Patio (Detail)
2009
Corian®, wood, hardware, 12 pieces total
Variable Dim. Approx. 17” x 15” x 15” each
A little percher, like a toad on a lilypad.
Dreamer: An Eyrie Perch (Reinstallation)
2006
Wood, hardware.
9’ x 5’ x 13’
This is a reinstallation of a social sculpture originally commissioned by the Corcoran Museum. This sculpture was moved from the museum to Arlington Metro stop, Arlington, VA.
Dreamer: An Eyrie Perch
2005
Wood, hardware.
9’ x 5’ x 13’
Installation outside of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Dreamer: An Eyrie Perch
2005
Wood, hardware.
9’ x 5’ x 13’
Installation outside of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Free Form Perch
2004
Wood, hardware
10’ x 9’ x 5’
Commissioned by Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, later reinstalled at the Corcoran Gallery of Art for the 48th Biennial, Washington, D.C. Part of my perch series, an interactive social sculpture.
Drawing on Building
2004
Wood, hardware, pencil sharpeners
15’ x 6’ x 35”
Installation at the Drawing Center, New York, NY (with participating artists selected from the Drawing Center’s slide file).
Perchance: A Floating Scenic Overlook
2003
Wood, stainless steel hardware, strapping fitted into 1973 El Camino
79” x 45” x 27”
Perchance is a mobile, sculptural project that uses the flatbed of an El Camino as a platform for social interaction. Made of various hinged seats and a table that can fold out for interaction and down for travel, the space allows for lounging and the taking in of the surroundings. This participatory sculpture toured the country before being auctioned on eBay.
Perchance: A Floating Scenic Overlook
2003
Wood, stainless steel hardware, strapping fitted into 1973 El Camino
79” x 45” x 27”
Overhead shot of Perchance, a tricked out El Camino built for social interaction.
Retro Metro Tech Perch
2000
Wood and aircraft cable
8’ x 8’ x 13’
Installed outside at Metro Tech Commons in downtown Brooklyn, NY, for the duration of one year. Commissioned by the Public Art Fund, NYC
Retro Metro Tech Perch
2000
Wood and aircraft cable
8’ x 8’ x 13’
Patio Intervention
2003
Dimensions variable
Wood and hardware
Installed temporarily in an empty lot in Brooklyn, NY. (By the end of the weekend they had all disappeared.)
Port
2003
Wood, plastic, steel and hardware
10’ x 16’ x 8’
Constructed for the 3rd High Desert Test Site (HDTS), a series of experimental art sites located in and around Joshua Tree, California. HDTS is organized by Andrea Zittel. Port stands alone on 20 acres of desert waiting to provide shelter – on permanent display.
Port
2003
10’ x 16’ x 8’
Wood, plastic, steel and hardware
Personal Perch C
2001
Wood and metal hardware
3’6” x 3’6” x 7’8”
Part of my personal perch series, like person free-standing tree houses. Originally commissioned by the Sculpture Center, Long Island City, Queens and now installed in the playground of Alpine Montessori in Alpine, Texas.



Personal Perch B
2001
Wood and metal hardware
6’-10 1/2” x 4’-4 1/2” x 8’
Constructed for gallery exhibition, part of my ongoing "Personal Perch" series.
Double Lounger
2003
Wood and White post-consumer recycled plastic with metal hardware
7’5”X4’5”X3’6”
A white double-lounge chair made of recycled plastic wood and stainless steel screws, so that folks can face each and converse.
Double Lounger
2003
Wood and White post-consumer recycled plastic with metal hardware
7’5”X4’5”X3’6”
Private Perch
2004
Cedar wood and hardware
11 x 3 x 4 feet
I built this lifeguard chair built for a patio. It is big and comfortable, a little steep but worth the climb for the view.
Private Perch
2004
Cedar wood and hardware
11 x 3 x 4 feet
Another view of the lifeguard perch built for a patio. It feels like the beach.
Social Climber Perch
2001
Various Woods with metal hardware (hand-stained)
15’ x 9.5’ x 15’
This is a multi-layered deck made for a New York City loft, with pillows and a bottle opener and different levels it was made for a party.
Social Climber
2001
Various Woods with metal hardware (hand-stained)
15’ x 9.5’ x 15’
This is a multi-layered deck made for a New York City loft, with pillows and a bottle opener and different levels it was made for a party.