Baker Artist Portfolios

Steel, glue, acrylic, salt
60"x48"x6"

Miniature powder room in a narrow vintage wooden sewing drawer. Pedestal sink next to a high tank toilet. Round “tile” wainscoting surrounds the perimeter. All welded steel with mirror and dollhouse glass. Whimsical piece could be displayed alone or hung in a collection of other Room Boxes, such as next to the Kitchen in a Box.

Approximately 4 inches wide x 10 inches tall x 4 inches deep

Miniature kitchen in a vintage Frank’s beverage wood crate. All appliances made of steel (no, not stainless steel).

Piece can be hung on a wall or sit on a shelf for display. The hanging 100% copper pots are made from plumbing parts, sure to delight miniature lovers. Each item is carefully handcrafted, attentive to every detail. Perfect for the home chef, foodie or even adorning the walls of a restaurant.

A twin bed with a sheet softly folded back. The bureau/dresser has a tilting mirror, spinning globe and an operable drawer. A tiny coffee mug rests on the miniature nightstand.

Nightstand with a miniature bedroom vignette set within the frame of the legs. Glass top is 20 inches by 22 inches by ½ inch thick. Overall height is 26-3/4 inches. Materials include mild steel protected with an oil based sealer, glass, copper sheet, aluminum, bass wood, acrylic painted seed (the globe).

Pick a classic novel to read on the loveseat in front of a roaring fire. Glass top is approximately 14 inches x 48 inches x ½ inch thick. Overall height is 36 inches. Materials include mild steel protected with an oil based sealer, glass candlesticks, wax candles, paper books, copper mesh “carpet” and “fireplace screen,” and vintage newspaper print plates.

In 2009, an international symposium of craftspeople working with metal was held at Peters Valley Craft Center in Layton, New Jersey. Artists from Spain, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Portugal, Scotland and the United States were invited to gather and create work addressing the artist’s relationship to the world around us.

Gate for Maryland Public Health Lab:
Protein diagrams, molecular structures and cell geometry refer to scientific analysis conducted by the Maryland Public Health Lab dedicated to the well being of the citizens of the state. When closed a DNA helix visually ties the two sides of the gate together. Interplay between solid and open shapes in the gate indicates a vital lively site reflecting community activity and many processes pursued within the building.
The gate automatically opens and closes.

Photography by John Dean

It is all subjective, defined by one’s sense of intensity…
For years, I walked through woodlands, photographing/gathering; leaves, stones, pieces of bark or moss. I observed form and color, was aware of the graceful calligraphy of birds in flight, but rarely noticed the insects, small mammals and individual plants, the substructure of the woodland that created a kind of hieroglyphic sign language whose meaning of was overpowered by grander forms and colors.

Collaboration with Vicco von Voss and Sara Bakken