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PUBLIC ART: Buxton, Maine

Buxton, Maine

“Canopy” 2012

I’m so excited to have completed this work. It was a project that seemed so straightforward but proved to be a bear to produce. It’s installed in the cafeteria of the Buxton Center Elementary School in Maine.

Each piece is double sided, translucent and printed with metallic inks to shimmer and reflect with the changing light. Hung from above, this installation is meant to reference a tree canopy and attempts to create a sense of lightness and reflection within a closed yet expansive space. The panels reflect the widow proportions and are roughly 5'x7’.

Public Art: Orono

Orono, Maine

“Stand of Elms” 2011

I just installed an illuminated, glass Sculpture at the University of Maine, Orono. It’s 4'x4'x5.5’

The photographs wrap around the cube as one continuous landscape and capture a group of American Elm trees in Castine, Maine.

History: The University’s campus mall was at one time lined with American Elm trees - almost all of which suffered the blight of Dutch Elm Disease. Dr. Richard Campana (1918 - 2005, former professor at the University of Maine, Orono) was an expert on Dutch Elm Disease and helped develop/administer a vaccine that saved innumerable American Elm trees including more than 300 in the town of Castine, Maine.

Public Art: Brunswick

“Finding Words” 2011

This summer I installed four photographic murals at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School in Brunswick, Maine.  The images were captured throughout the Maine seasons. Each piece consists of a photograph combined with a word and together are meant to be open to interpretation. (4'x4’ each)

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Public Art: Gorham

Gorham, Maine

“Maple Leaf” 2011

This summer I installed an eight piece photographic, glass mural in the library at the Great Falls Elementary School, Gorham, Maine. (100 square feet.)

The photographs are a collection of images capturing a maple leaf at a point in its life cycle where the outer epidermis has fallen away leaving only the lacy, cellular structure visible. The subject matter is meant to provide an interior landscape tied to the outside world.

PUBLIC ART: Portland, Maine

“Life Science” 2006

Installed on the exterior of the Bioscience Research Facility at the University of Maine in Portland is a multi-part photographic glass installation consisting of three works at 4’ x 4’ each and one grid of four panels measuring 12’ x 13’ overall.

Working closely with the USM scientists, the piece represents specimens and  material studied within the facility. The permanent photographic glass mural is meant to mimic the existing design of the windows to imply a view into the research activity within the space itself. I was very fortunate to be able to photograph microscopically at both the University of Southern Maine microscopy lab as well as at the Maine Medical Center research facility while developing this work. 

Falmouth Street, University of Southern Maine’s Portland campus.

PUBLIC ART: Portland Intermodal

Just adding a few pieces of public art from my archive…

“ Romance of Travel” 2004

This was the first public art project I worked on. It was a collaboration with my partner and fellow photographer, Tonee Harbert.

The installation includes eight double sided glass banners at 15" x 30" and four mounted 4’ x 4’ photographic c-pints.

We traveled around Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire photographing all things “travel” and ultimately assembled a collection of imagery both historic and contemporary.