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Basalt Cake. A metaphore for the basalt cliffs, oak trees and talus slopes in the Columbia Gorge. The layering looks like a cake. The oak trees in the fall are orange, right at the top of the talus slope and look like they might fall off.
Mixed media, copper, plaster of paris, wood, aquarium rock. 36" x 36".

Balanced rock. Utah has so many rocks balancing over layers of different rock.
Mixed media. Carved, painted wood, welded steel. 24" x 12' x 36"

Catherine Creek: A natural arch in a basalt wall. The plug was beneath the arch, one dead pine tree was next to it and one oak tree up against the wall: A cube, a cone, and a sphere. It was like an art lesson.
Painted wood, brass, basalt gravel, steel. 36" high, 24" long, 20" wide.

One of the dominate colors of the tundra in fall is a brilliant red, partially due to these leaves which are actually only about 2" to 3" long. They grow in hummocks of grass and look like flags.

Painted aluminum, brass, painted wood. 36" high, 18" dia.