Selected Portfolio

Diagnostic Criteria. 2022.

American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. Arlington, VA, American Psychiatric Association, 2013.

Encrusted. 2023.

The textured crust she has formed had once been the torso of a lamb. 

Stiletto. 2022.

Currently in the home of someone who enjoys pointed objects, death, and spectacle.

Drown. 2022.

Currently in the home of someone who appreciates the juxtaposition of lust, death, and suffocation.

Processed. 2022.

Corny. 2021.

I hear that optimism is a choice.

I also hear that it is a delusion.

For some, delusion seems to be a necessity. For others, a privilege.

Public Execution In Eden. 2018.

Apples hold strong symbolism in many traditions, cultures, and contexts. All images except the closet and woman holding the apple are images from the Broadway musical, Celebration by Jones and Schmidt (1969). 

Pearls Before Fine. 2021.

"Don't give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces."

-Matthew 7:6

Sensory. 2021.

All that we believe we know is initially perceived through 5 sensory organs.

Cheese & Crackers. 2022.

A "go to" for a snack and racial slur.

Succubus. 2018.

Some people think that you have to watch the Travel Channel for proof of ghosts and demons, but others are convinced that they can easily be observed at work, at the store, or in your home.

Posthumous Considerations. 2019.

"Don't believe in yourself

Don't deceive with belief

Knowledge comes with death's release

Aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah."

-David Bowie

"Quicksand"

Birdbrain. 2019.

Birds sometimes symbolize transcendence. But this bird is just plain dumb.

Thothian Landscape. 2019.

Thoth, son of Ancient Egyptian Dieties Horus & Set (representing order and chaos respectively). Thoth is god of equilibrium and balance. Here, a photograph of an ancient sculpture of Thoth and the Pyramids of Giza were cut up and form the landscape.

Tori Amos, You Can Be My Wingman Anytime. 2021

One of the most involved collages I had made. Each element over- and underlaps. Completed with Covid-19.

Wet Nightmare. 2021.

Also created in the Spring while infected with Covid. A bird's eye view of Shamu jumping out of the water at Sea World is at the center. 

Cosmic Fishing. 2021.

Original can be found at The Eclectic Mercantile on Turin RD in Rome, NY.

Dirty Laundry. 2019. 

Everything came together perfectly for this collage in regards to composition, color, and the interaction of images. The  detailed and delicate cuts on the eye-lashes, flower, and on the moth's antennae were a task. This is one of my favorites.

Crash Test Angel. 2020.

This is what crash test dummies looked like in the 50's. Before that they used human cadavers. That is what a bird's wing looks like after it has been dowsed in petroleum. That is what the Roman Colosseum looks like after almost 2000 years. Human hair can be preserved indefinitely.

Alarm. 2020.

After being warned that superimposing  this hiddeous smile over the protective mask would make this collage darker than it already was, I could not resist.

Daily Grind. 2020.

I'v seen the smallest things push people over the edge. The subject has a shot glass of whiskey surrounded by pie crust for a halo.

Awaken To Dreams. 2021.

Let Me Give You The House Tour. 2019.

...Larry David declines these invitations.

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women are players." -W.S.

Alphamericana. 2019.

To make gains, one should consume a gram of protein per pound of body weight each day as well as anything else one can consume.

Good Girl. 2020.

In the original ad, the man was nuzzling a pretty girl. According to some bumper stickers and refrigerator magnets I'd seen, some people prefer the companionship of pets.

Water Works. Functions, That Is. 2021.

What is behind a smile, or a tear, or a word? Ambiguity, where 100% certainty is impossible, context is crucial.

Untitled Landscape. 2018.

An African mask forms the foreground while the pajama hood of someone who's fear is greater than their humanity lurks in the background.

Happy Hunting. 2019.

Something about predators and prey superimposed over an old Maiden-Form ad.

Prism. 2019.

Tire treads and spikes. 

Fragile. 2019.

The lengths that humans will go to protect their ego's. Freud had called these defense mechanisms. Who will help yourself?

Untitled. 2019.

Colored, cut up, and pasted pictures of natural things.

Dark Night Of The Soul. 2019.

There is a silent film by Kenneth Anger called, "Rabbit's Moon". In it, a mime is enamored by and yearns for the full moon. He becomes depressed when he cant reach it. After several attempts he finally ascends to the moon with great pleasure. He then falls unexpectedly to his death. if you look closely, three tiny figures are climbing at the base of the mound.

Naughty. 2019.

My loss of faith in the tooth-fairy after finding one of my redeemed teeth in my parents junk drawer immediately precipitated my disbelief in Santa. That is a pile of coal behind him. His beard and hat end up in the collage below. 

Training. 2019.

This collage may either make you laugh or cringe. I am sorry if you fall into the latter group.

Snake With Hood. 2021.

A Cobra's venom, as well as alcoholic intoxication will attack the nervous system, rendering the victim helpless or worse.

Poodle. 2021.

Chauvinistic or empowering? My favorite color is gray.

Renewal. 2020.

Sometimes one has to cut it all up and put the pieces back together. What results sometimes makes more sense.

A Better Place? 2020.

Whenever you throw something out, it ends up somewhere.

Pleasure Deluge. 2019.

Newport cigarette articles routinely showed people by the water "Filled with pleasure". My corner-store guy, Mike, suggested that switching to Newport's would help me quit. Now I just smoke Newports.