Works

Water from Stone

Material

Alabaster and wood burl

Size

30 × 22 × 24 in

Year

2023

Eight Bells Ring Out

The memories of places visited, the people encountered, and those left behind.

Sail

Fractured Utah white marble

Base

Foundry iron and brick

Lettering

Graffiti “BELL” in blue, purple and fuchsia

Provenance

Mississippian marble found in the Uinta Mountains

Art of Failure — Pride of the White Star Line

Broken multiple times in the making. It is not what it should have been, but it is what happens after not giving up. A lasting reminder of the power and tragedy of the White Star Line.

Sail

Utah white marble

Base

Driftwood and brick

Provenance

Marble from a vein in the Uinta Mountains

Shown

SLCC President’s Art Show 2023 · Face of Utah 2023

The Navigator / Rise Again

Shown

Face of Utah Sculpture 2023

Also

36th Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah, SMOA

Though My Wheel is Broken, I Am Not Lost

Aeon Guide Me

Ancient and modern aesthetics in one form.

Sail

Ohio grey limestone

Base

Black granite

Provenance

Limestone from an active Ohio creek little known even to the locals

Mētztli

Nenemi Sail

Nenemi is Nahuatl for “runs along” or “travel” off a set of boundaries — setting off into the unknown. Signed by the artist.

Sail

Marbled red, brown and pink banded aragonite

Base

Glass foundry slag

U.S.S. Walsh

Ix

Ix captures the spirit of the Mayan Jaguar God, a powerful guide to the Mayan underworld — canoeing deities and animals in peace through its dangers.

Sail

Marbled red, brown and pink banded aragonite

Base

Driftwood and foundry brick

Provenance

Found material from a Utah city that was destroyed and survives only on old maps

Toll for Ix Chel

A sacrifice offered to Ix Chel, the Mayan moon goddess — a creator goddess said to wander the sky and live in the cenotes of the Mayan lowlands.

Sail

Banded aragonite with gold and quartz inclusions

Base

Railcar brake shoe

Provenance

Found material from a Utah city that was razed and removed from the map

Zebra Marble Sail

Sail

Black and white zebra marble

Base

Slag iron and foundry brick

Sailing with Cement Squid

An abstract sail set over the artist’s own graffiti photography — squid rendered in cement.

Sail

Translucent orange Utah alabaster

Base

Neo-Urban Photography, squid graffiti

Provenance

Alabaster from a mine in the Cedar City area of Utah

Sailing in Cement Koi Pond

A delicate abstract sailing boat over koi pond imagery, set on the artist’s own graffiti photography.

Sail

Translucent orange Utah alabaster

Base

Neo-Urban Photography, koi graffiti

Provenance

Alabaster from a mine in the Cedar City area of Utah

Sailing to Mictlan

Mictlan is the Aztec underworld — the passage the dead must sail.

At the Crossroads

“Remember what brought you to this moment. Who helped you get here. What you need is courage at the crossroads.”

Material

Marble, steel, wood

Size

71 × 24 × 58 in

Placed

Art Around the Corner, St. George, 2025–26

Dream

“The ocean is built on dreams. Nothing carries humanity quite like a dream.”

Material

Marble, steel, wood

Size

71 × 58 × 36 in

Placed

Plaza +ART, Taylorsville, 2024–25

Hope is Found

Made of forgotten materials from an abandoned mine, an abandoned foundry and an abandoned train depot — a reminder of the moments we have had to dig deep and find hope.

Material

Found material

Shown

Springville Museum of Art, 2025–26

Also

Art Around the Corner · Finch Lane Gallery

Forward Unto Dawn

“Turn to the dawn, till the darkness is gone.”

Shown

Springville Museum of Art, 2024–25

Award

Honorable Mention

Mimiw

A funerary effigy for a proud and elegant cat who looked out for the clan. The halo follows the sun motif Egyptian sculpture used to mark celestial status.

Material

Limestone, granite, brass, selenite

Shown

Springville Museum of Art, 2023–24

Also

UVU Art & Design Exhibition, 2023

Light Guide Me

Shown

101st Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, 2025

The Immigrant

Shown

100th Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, 2024