Dawn— Cold Forged Aluminum Pendant
Dawn, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Glass Trade Beads, Aluminum Wire, Knotted Leather Cord6″ H x 5.5″ W x .5″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Private collection.
Dawn, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Glass Trade Beads, Aluminum Wire, Knotted Leather Cord6″ H x 5.5″ W x .5″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Private collection.
On The Path, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Glass Trade Beads, Aluminum Wire, Knotted Leather Cord7.0625″ H x 4.25″ W x .5″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Private collection.
Systole, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Glass Trade Beads, Aluminum Wire, Knotted Leather Cord4.5″ H x 5.75″ W x .5″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Private collection.
Seeking, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Glass Trade Beads, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp3.625″ H x 5.125″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Private Collection
Spinal Spindle, 2023Cold Forged Aluminum, Glass Trade Beads, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp5.75″ H x 3.125″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Private Collection
Mysterious Scripture, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Glass Trade Beads, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp7.25″ H x 7″ W x .5″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Ceremonial Dance, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Glass Trade Beads, Aluminum Wire, Knotted Leather Cord6.1255″ H x 3.375″ W x .5″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Plate Tectonics, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Glass Trade Beads, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp6.625″ H x 6.5″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Diastole, 2023Cold Forged Aluminum, Glass Trade Beads, Aluminum Wire, Knotted Leather Cord4.125″ H x 5.375″ W x .5″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Private collection.
In Black and White, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Glass Trade Beads, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp9.375″ H x 3.75″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Ball Lightning, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Glass Trade Beads, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp6.25″ H x 4.75″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Rain Dance, 2023Cold Forged Aluminum, Glass Trade Beads, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp10.75″ H x 4.75″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Musical Score, 2023(Note: This pendant is reversible. It can be hung from either end.)Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp8.375″ H x 4.875″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Take Your Music To The Max, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp7.875″ H x 4″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Danse Lapin, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp7″ H x 3.25″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Hauteur, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp7.75″ H x 3.25″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp7.75″ H x 3.875″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Equine Amity, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp8.125″ H x 4.375″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Cry of Mourning, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp6.75″ H x 4.75″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Private Collection
Spinal Spindle, 2023Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp8″ H x 3.5″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Private Collection
Siren, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp8.5″ H x 3.75″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Private Collection
Siren, 2023Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp5.5″ H x 5.375″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Private Collection
Angel Lift, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp7.125″ H x 3.5″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Ursa Malabarista, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp7.75″ H x 5.5″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Playful, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp4.625″ H x 6.25″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Skydive, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp7.375″ H x 3.75″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Rhachis, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp5.5″ H x 2.875″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Hold That Thought, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp7.875″ H x 4.25″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Musical Score, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp5.125″ H x 3.25″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Private Collection
Sashay, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp5.25″ H x 23.625″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Twisted Elephant, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp5.375″ H x 4″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Condor, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp4.875″ H x 4.125″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Flying Sideways, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp4.75″ H x 3.75″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Forager, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp4.625″ H x 3.75″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Cuspate, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp4.875″ H x 2.75″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Fruitful Calm, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp5.5″ H x 2.125″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Hippocampus, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp3.25″ H x 2.25″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Herm, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp5.5″ H x 3.25″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Portage, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp4.625″ H x 3″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Whirlwind, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp4.5″ H x 3.625″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark. Available in Shop.
Physique, 2025Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Knotted Leather Cord5.125″ H x 3.375″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Bird Ghost, 2023Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp4.75″ H x 4.75″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop.
Marsupial, 2023Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp5″ H x 3.25″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in shop.
Industrial Fragment, 2023Cold Forged Aluminum, Aluminum Wire, Waxed Cotton Cord with Lobster Claw Clasp4.125″ H x 2.375″ W x .08″ DStamped on back with artist’s mark.Available in Shop
Sieupersad, Allan, et al. Visual Arts for Secondary Schools, 2nd Edition. Hodder Education, 2025.
Mosaic Sign For Alden State Bank, 2005Vitreous glass on Durock substrate in Powder Coated Steel Frame48″ H x 96″ W x 8″ DCommissioned by Alden State Bank This sign was the down payment for my first house and studio. I was leasing the buildings with an option to buy when heavy snow caused the studio […]
Acrobat Chairs and TableSteel, Copper, GlassDimensions VariablePrivate Collection
Acrobat Chair, Tango, 2003Steel, copper34″ x 17″ x 14″Commission
Acrobat Chair, Play, 2003Steel, copper35″ x 17″ x 14″Commission
Acrobat Chair, The Leap, 2003Steel, copper33″ x 19″ x 14″Commission
Acrobat Chair, Flirting Couple, 2003Steel, copper35″ x 17″ x 14″Commission
Acrobat Chair, Tumblers, 2003Steel, copper33″ x 18″ x 14″Commission
Return To Childhood Rocking Chair, 2003Wire Brushed Steel, Copper, Acrylic38″ x 32″ x 28″Private Collection
Jazz Cafe Table, 2003Wire Brushed Steel, Copper, Glass34″ x 20″ x 20″Private Collection
Swing End Table, 2003Wire Brushed Steel, Copper, Glass24″ x 20″ x 20″Private Collection
Dot! Chair in Red and Black, 2003Powder Coated Steel36″ x 14″ x 17″Private Collection
Dot! Chair in Yellow and Blue, 2003Powder Coated Steel36″ x 14″ x 17″Private Collection
Exclusive Originals are available only at the studio, or you can commission a design tailored exactly to your taste. Exclusive Originals are an edition of one, and you are guaranteed to have the only fire sculpture like it. My Classic Sculptural Firebowls are signed and numbered in an open edition. As the artist, I draw […]
Little Miss Exuberance, 2003Steel, Granite, Copper74″ x 27″ x 12″Collection of the artist
Akimbo, 2003Steel, Granite, Copper80″ x 38.5″ x 12″Private Collection Back of sculpture Detail of sculpture back
Lookout, 2003Granite, Steel35″ x 24″ x 12″Private Collection
Signal, 2003Steel, Granite, Copper61″ x 27″ x 12″Private Collection Detail of the back of the figure
Sentinel, 2002Granite, Steel32″ x 40″ x 8″Private Collection
Curious Child, 2002Granite, Steel36″ x 34″ x 8″Private Collection
Lightning Moon Man, 2003Steel, vitreous glass20″ x 16″ x 7.5″Private Collection
Joseph Michniewicz commissioned a custom brazier for Easter Vigil at St. James and St. Leo Catholic church in Solana Beach, CA. The church is on the coast of California just north of San Diego. The modernist architecture of St. James is open and bright with various motifs of shells throughout including a giant clam shell […]
St. Jerome Catholic Church in Largo, Florida Florida celebrates Las Posadas with the Phoenix + Flames Sculptural Fire Pit.
St. Jerome Catholic Church in Largo, Florida lights the Paschal candle from the Easter Fire in the Phoenix + Flames Sculptural Fire Pit.
Fr. Jeff Shooner commissioned a customized version of the Phoenix + Flames Sculptural Fire Pit for St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Louisville, KY. The photo above is from the first ceremony in 2010. In his email, Fr. Shooner wrote: I have been looking for something exactly like this. We are renovating our church and want […]
Marble Mosaic of Table 34 of Eustachi’s Tabulae Anatomicae, 2023 Marble, Travertine, Onyx, Limestone, Gatorfoam substrate, Steel frame. 86.25″ High x 50.25″ Wide x 2″ Deep This mosaic is part of a larger project I am building. Details of the full project can be found here: Anatomy Set in Stone.
Blakemore, Erin. “Artist’s Stone Mosaics Are Life-Size Homages to Renaissance Anatomist.” Washington Post , 22 Aug. 2022.
“Anatomy Set in Stone – Circulating Now from the NLM Historical Collections.” U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, 11 Aug. 2022. In 2016, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) fielded a reference request seeking high resolution images of an anatomical atlas from our Historical Anatomies website for use as reference material in […]
Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History. Presented by Stephen Fry, BBC One, 27 Feb. 2022.
Marble Mosaic of Table 26 of Eustachi’s Tabulae Anatomicae, 2021Marble, Travertine, Onyx, Limestone, Lapis Lazuli, Red Jasper, Blue Quartz, Rose Quartz, tiger Eye, Gatorfoam substrate, Steel frame.86.25″ High x 50.25″ Wide x 2″ Deep This mosaic is part of a larger project I am building. Details of the full project can be found here: Anatomy […]
Marble Mosaic of Table 44 of Eustachi’s Tabulae Anatomicae, 2020Marble, Travertine, Onyx, Limestone, Gatorfoam substrate, Steel frame.86.25″ High x 50.25″ Wide x 2″ Deep This mosaic is part of a larger project I am building. Details of the full project can be found here: Anatomy Set in Stone. Although this mosaic is finished, due to […]
Marble Mosaic of Table 43 of Eustachi’s Tabulae Anatomicae, 2020Marble, Travertine, Onyx, Limestone, Petrified Wood, Gatorfoam substrate, Steel frame.86.25″ High x 50.25″ Wide x 2″ Deep This mosaic is part of a larger project I am building. Details of the full project can be found here: Anatomy Set in Stone. Although this mosaic is finished, […]
Marble Mosaic of Table 45 of Eustachi’s Tabulae Anatomicae, 2020Marble, Travertine, Onyx, Limestone, Petrified Wood, Gatorfoam substrate, Steel frame.86.25″ High x 50.25″ Wide x 2″ Deep This mosaic is part of a larger project I am building. Details of the full project can be found here: Anatomy Set in Stone. Although this mosaic is […]
Marble Mosaic of Table 19 of Eustachi’s Tabulae Anatomicae, 2019Marble, Travertine, Onyx, Limestone, Blue Quartz, Rose Quartz, Star Ruby, Black Garnet, Gatorfoam substrate, Steel frame.86.25″ High x 50.25″ Wide x 2″ Deep This mosaic is part of a larger project I am building. Details of the full project can be found here: Anatomy Set in […]
I can’t resist the joke— from now on, whenever I get an email promising to improve my search results, I’ll send them to this page so they can see that my Zen Sculptural Fire Pit is literally on top of Google, on the roof deck. Behind the fire pit are stunning, unobstructed views of the […]
Enjoying an outdoor meal or a cocktail at Lookout Cabin is warm and comfortable thanks to four Zen Sculptural Fire Pits installed as gathering spots across the deck. Amazing views of the Wasatch Range and rustic decor are the perfect setting for the restaurant’s well-praised Rocky Mountain cuisine. Located at the mid-station of the orange […]
La Source Bains Nordiques is a spa located in Rawdon, in the Lanaudière region of Québec. Amenities include steam bath, dry sauna, outdoor whirlpool tubs, Nordic waterfall and pools, a cold river for bathing, a thermal waterfall, a “dark room” inside the mountain, indoor relaxation areas, areas for meditation in the forest, massage therapists, and […]
A King Isosceles Sculptural Fire Pit nestles among boulders between the entry and the patio at Redstone American Grill, Minnetonka, MN. You can tell from the buildup of logs and ashes that it’s seen a lot of use. Each location features a wood burning rotisserie and open flame grill, as well as an outdoor patio […]
The eight Phoenix + Flames Sculptural Fire Pits at Rumfire Waikiki’s beach front patio are an iconic part of the restaurant’s chic atmosphere. Since 2008, these fire features have provided a stunning background for countless photos, all the more impressive due to the natural beauty of the ocean and Diamond Head. The lighting in these […]
Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa offers deluxe s’more kits which guests can cook over one of the four Phoenix + Flames Sculptural Fire Pits at The Cliff Dive Grill. “Guests traveling to our resort will love experiencing a local take on a classic childhood favorite with our beachside s’mores program,” said Mike Masterson, director of […]
Marble Mosaic of Table 38 of Eustachi’s Tabulae Anatomicae, 2019Marble, Travertine, Onyx, Limestone, Rose Quartz, Star Ruby, Black Garnet, Gatorfoam substrate, Steel frame.86.25″ High x 50.25″ Wide x 2″ Deep This mosaic is part of a larger project I am building. Details of the full project can be found here: Anatomy Set in Stone.
Marble Mosaic of Table 33 of Eustachi’s Tabulae Anatomicae, 2019Marble, Travertine, Onyx, Limestone, Rose Quartz, Star Ruby, Black Garnet, Gatorfoam substrate, Steel frame.86.25″ High x 50.25″ Wide x 2″ Deep This mosaic is part of a larger project I am building. Details of the full project can be found here: Anatomy Set in Stone.
Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad, by Austin Kleon, Workman, 2019. Print. pp. 148–152.
“Embracing Wild Color.” Fine Gardening Magazine, 7 Mar. 2019.
Jessica Leigh Hester wrote a fantastic piece about the Anatomy Set in Stone project for Atlas Obscura. This may be the best article written about it yet 2019 Hester, Jessica Leigh. “Turning Anatomical Drawings Into Mosaics, Stone by Stone.” Atlas Obscura, 8 Jan. 2019.
Dorn, Lori. “Life Sized Mosaic Recreations of 16th Century Anatomical Engravings by Bartolomeo Eustachi.” Laughing Squid, 8 Jan. 2019.
2018 Kottke, Jason. “Life-Size Stone Mosaics Based on 16th-Century Anatomical Drawings.” Kottke.org, 18 Dec. 2018.
Doctorow, Cory. “Kickstarting Mosaics Made from Precious Stones and Marble That Replicate 16th-Century Anatomical Drawings.” Boing Boing, 17 Dec. 2018.
Smithsonian Magazine wrote an excellent, in depth article about my Anatomy Mosaics! You can read it here (and see giant images of all of the finished mosaics). Michelle Z. Donahue, the writer, did a great job of explaining the project and putting it in historical context. Donahue, Michelle Z. “This Artist Redefines a ‘Chiseled […]
Marble Mosaic of Table 30 of Eustachi’s Tabulae anatomicae, 2017Marble, Travertine, Limestone, Star Sapphire, Hardiebacker substrate, Steel frame.86.25″ High x 50.25″ Wide x 2″ Deep This mosaic is part of a larger project I am building. Details of the full project can be found here: Anatomy Set in Stone.
Marble Mosaic of Table 28 of Eustachi’s Tabulae anatomicae, 2018Marble, Travertine, Limestone, Star Sapphire, Gatorfoam substrate, Steel frame.86.25″ High x 50.25″ Wide x 2″ Deep This mosaic is part of a larger project I am building. Details of the full project can be found here: Anatomy Set in Stone.
Marble Mosaic of Table 23 of Eustachi’s Tabulae anatomicae, 2018Marble, Travertine, Limestone, Gatorfoam substrate, Steel frame.86.25″ High x 50.25″ Wide x 2″ Deep This mosaic is part of a larger project I am building. Details of the full project can be found here: Anatomy Set in Stone.
Marble Mosaic of Table 21 of Eustachi’s Tabulae anatomicae, 2018Marble, Travertine, Limestone, Blue Quartz, Rose Quartz, Star Ruby, Gatorfoam substrate, Steel frame.86.25″ High x 50.25″ Wide x 2″ Deep This mosaic is part of a larger project I am building. Details of the full project can be found here: Anatomy Set in Stone.
Marble Mosaic of Table 31 of Eustachi’s Tabulae anatomicae, 2017Marble, Travertine, Limestone, Hardiebacker substrate, Steel frame.86.25″ High x 50.25″ Wide x 2″ Deep This mosaic is part of a larger project I am building. Details of the full project can be found here: Anatomy Set in Stone.
It’s not revolutionary to tell you that if you have a big project in mind, you can save a lot of time and frustration by doing as much advance planning as possible. You’ll still need to amend, revise, improvise and adapt as you go but the more you can nail down the big questions […]
Loughrey, Janet. “Bright Magic.” Small Gardens, 2018, pp. 1, 18–25.