Below are highlights of my collection. Some of these items are currently on exhibit.
Tick Tock
The pendulum clock is a classic design, reflecting function and form as the mechanism to keep early clocks operating. While battery power keeps this clock going, the rhythmic movement reflects the original timepieces. The movement can be hypnotic. The clock face is composed of a rear cog inserted into a front gear. To maintain the movement, the chain is straightened and hardened with epoxy. I chose the small gear on the end of the pendulum chain for its decorative flair.
Can’t Stop Time
A disc brake rotor houses this clock. The rings on the second hand are very thin fillers that sit inside the rear gear cluster. The rings mirror the round shape of the brake rotor, yet unlike the brake that stops the bicycle, the hands and circles keep moving. The word “rotation” is visible.
Tower
After working on clocks for several years, I expanded my repertoire to include sculptures. I attempted several iterations of this tower design, but in all of them the stack includes all the gears from a single rear cassette.
Time Post and Gear Garden
The seat post proved to be an interesting part – I especially liked the pleated piece covering the seat shock. Making the most of the tall part, I attached the clock at the top and added a thermometer at the bottom for added function. The second hand is made from a rear gear that was cut down to save on weight. When mounting on a base, I turned to a set of gears from a single rear cassette to create the gear garden.
Movement in 8 Major
On permanent display at the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation
charlesrivermuseum.org
Hold Tight
The clock is attached to a handlebar and supported by the brake levers. I connected the clock face with a smaller gear to give the appearance of motion.
El Tenedor-P
This beautiful carbon bicycle fork was damaged and headed for the trash. I harvested it from my favorite bike store and spent months trying to decide how best to utilize the unique piece. By using a large, open front gear with an offset mounting, i was able to preserve the styled PINARELLO wording, and the angled mount calls attention to the work with the unexpected position. The hands point with bits of bicycle chain.
This piece was created for the JP Licks installation.
Pencil Holder
I’ve also created other practical items from bicycle gears including pencil and business card holders. Between the gears of this pencil holder I used segments of bicycle chain, and the assembled holder is screwed down with spoke nipples on trimmed-down spokes.
High Gear
High Gear has been on display at the W Gallery in Wayland, MA (selected for display in a juried art show, October 2021) and in the JP Licks ice cream store in Brookline, MA (where I was a visiting artist January – May 2021)
Tenedor Montana
Created in 2022 from a discarded mountain bicycle fork (hence the name). First displayed at Wayland High School during the class I was invited to teach; subsequently hung in the March Member Exhibit at the W Gallery in Wayland, MA.
Kinetic
I wanted to create a work that moved – after all, bicycles are all about motion. This is the 2nd work in my series of kinetic sculptures which challenge me to balance the elements and create smooth-functioning joints for the pivot points.
