Beyond This Point Lies the Rest of the World 1994

Design consultant /project artist, Retro fitting two upper pier parking lots, incorporating vista points. Railing design and floor surface insets. Concept acknowledges the Pacific Rim and its geographic relationship to Manhattan Beach. Commissioned by the City of Manhattan Beach, California.

   

Blue Line Totems in Red 1995

A series of painted steel sculptures on the 103^rd street station platform. The imagery is derived from ticket punch designs used by the conductors of the original Big Red Car Trolley, from the first Los Angeles train system of the early 20’s and 30’s. 

The abstract shapes are cut with a plasma cutter on 1/4 inch steel plates. Height reaches 18 feet with a 10-foot cross span. The platform has six proverbs in English and Spanish on the theme of Time (7”x 24”). African American Seniors from the 103^rd street Watts Towers community were involved in selecting proverbs and dichos along with oral historical stories of the Red Trolley experience Painted steel and mosaic tile. 

 Commissioned by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Los Angels (MTA) 103rd Street Station, City Watts, California.

Plaza Piedra 2001

Grove street water reclamation pump station, Park setting;12 stone stelas (12'x3'x3') with sand blasted designs depicting four elements/four sacred directions and sun symbols.  

There are 125 tons of red sand stone from upstate New Mexico quarry, 20' diameter children's discovery sand box with cultural images flooring constructed with G.F.R.C., stone sitting arrangements (3'x3'x6') and walk ways, landscaping and railing design. Design work reviewed and approved by 40 member community focus group workshops. Commission by the City of San Diego Commission for Art and Cultural and City of San Diego Metropolitan Waste Water Department. 

Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. 2001

Five bronze hands celebrate the spirit of MLK vision as they silently speak to us with symbols of sign language. Collectively they spell one word. The word is DREAM. Bronze & steel. Site: Front St. and Harbor Bl. Commissioned City Center Development Corporation of San Diego, California. 2001

Itzamna 2002

Exterior Facade images of Maya deity ITZAMNA, God of writing and learning. Learning Resource Center Southwestern College of Chula Vista California 2002 design. . Limestone concrete panels sandblasted with stained insets. (15’x15’ & 15’x 25’)