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Public Performance Artist Project & Other Random Projects
I "ran for Artist" during the last election in a performance/public art space project. I placed election signs around Baltimore County and at polling places. I received quite a few write-ins, and I made a lot of people laugh.
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The Lonely Swamp IIPaper cut-outs in small tin tea tin
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Lonely Swamp IIPaper cut-outs in small tin can.
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At Small Wonders OpeningSmall Wonders, Baltimore 2014-2015
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Small Wonders ExhibitionSize matters, but not in the way you think. Some work at Jordan Faye Contemporary, 2015
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FlamencoA paper roller coaster on a guitar body. Collaboration with Lily Doran.
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Flamenco Roller CoasterA paper roller coaster on a guitar body. Collaboration with Lily Doran.
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Early VotingElection signs placed around Baltimore County during the last election.
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Jim Doran: ArtistElection signs placed around Baltimore County during the last election.
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Jim Doran for ArtistElection signs placed around Baltimore County during the last election.
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Gouache Study 7
The Death Watch Beetle
?To attract mates, these woodborers create a tapping or ticking sound that can be heard in the rafters of old buildings on quiet summer nights. They are therefore associated with quiet, sleepless nights and are named for the vigil (watch) kept beside the dying or dead, and by extension the superstitious have seen the death watch as an omen of impending death.? ~Wikipedia
When the death watch beetle opens, if you are lucky enough to witness such a thing, it becomes a window into the Land of the Dead. This beetle is showing Charon (the ferryman) launching a ship across the dead sea.
A tiny diorama in an Altoids tin, featuring book print, paper drawing cut-outs and ink.
When the death watch beetle opens, if you are lucky enough to witness such a thing, it becomes a window into the Land of the Dead. This beetle is showing Charon (the ferryman) launching a ship across the dead sea.
A tiny diorama in an Altoids tin, featuring book print, paper drawing cut-outs and ink.
The Ghoul and the Grackles, Land of the Dead, Glimmermen
1) A diorama in a Hershey's Cocoa powder tin. This scene is made of paper cut-out drawings and shows the Ghoul consorting with the Grackles.
2) Land of the Dead shows a view through two coffins into the afterlife. This diorama is lit from inside and features swinging lanterns.
3) The Glimmermen are an Irish trio that recorded their album here in Baltimore. I made a diorama for their cover art.
2) Land of the Dead shows a view through two coffins into the afterlife. This diorama is lit from inside and features swinging lanterns.
3) The Glimmermen are an Irish trio that recorded their album here in Baltimore. I made a diorama for their cover art.
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glimmermen.jpg
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skeletons.jpg
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Land of the Dead
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See into the Land of the DeadTwo open coffins offer a glimpse down into the Land of the Dead (which is illuninated by a tiny, battery powered light).
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The Ghoul and the GracklesClose up of the graveyard. I like that this inside also contains an outside.
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The Ghoul and the Gracklesclose up.
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The Ghoul and the GracklesResearch administrators try to barter with the ghoul for a corpse, all in the name of science. Cut paper diorama in a Hershey's Cocoa tin.
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The Ghoul and the GracklesA diorama in a Hershey's Cocoa powder tin. Made from drawing on paper.
Dioramas in small tins
Tiny dioramas in an Altoids "Smalls" Tin, comprised of pen and ink paper cut-out drawings.
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Libertas
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Jellyfish
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Sea Horse
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Jellyfish
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HOSSENFEFFER & THE CURRY GOAT ATTACK
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HOSSENFEFFER & THE CURRY GOAT ATTACKA tiny cut paper diorama depicting Jack Ruby's dinner coming to an abrupt halt.
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A Muse when you Need HerA tiny diorama featuring paper cut-outs.
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A Muse When You Need HerA tiny diorama featuring paper cut-outs.
Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle
A tiny diorama featuring pen and Ink drawing paper cut-outs in an old sardine tin.
The Sea House & Shipwreck Lake
Dioramas in tin: paper, thread, wire
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Shipwreck LakeShips...
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detail.jpegView of the boat from the bottom.
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Shipwreck LakeGiant Jellyfish
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Shipwreck LakePaper Cut-outs in sardine tin. A beast of a jellyfish emerges from the dark seaweed and plant life in the background to become entangled in a ship's anchor. The bottom of the lake is littered with sunken ships.
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Shipwreck LakePaper Cut-outs in sardine tin.
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The Sea HouseA diorama in a small box, made from paper and wire.
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Sea House
1000 Spoons
I found myself with a surplus of spoons (hundreds and hundreds), and discovered they are a good medium for small dioramas.
Pandora's Bottle
Diorama in a bottle, made from match sticks, paper, resin.
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Pandora's BottleA diorama in a spice bottle.
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Pandora's Bottle in Miami
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Pandora's BottleA diorama in a spice bottle.
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View of recent work
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Pandora's BottleA diorama in a spice bottle.
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Pandora's BottleA diorama in a spice bottle (resin view)
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Pandora's BottleA diorama in a spice bottle.
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Pandora's Bottle.A diorama in a spice bottle.
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Pandora's Bottle.A diorama in a spice bottle.
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Time Lapse making of "Pandora's Bottle"Made with my phone.