Flourished Glyph #1 ( wall piece)
carved and shaped MDF
dimensions: 28" x 16"
(private collection, Seattle WA)

La Pistola: Based on Mexican milagro for ojos ( eyes)
Mixed Media: Suitcase material, plaster, ink
Dimensions: 36" x 15"
(private collection, Paris France)
 

Pulmones
Mixed Media: Suitcase interior and exterior coverings, Plaster, Ink
Dimensions: 36" x 24" ( aprox)

Palabras Viejas ( old words)
Mixed media: hand forged/ hammered hook, cast polyester resin, hemp twine.
Dimensions: ( aprox) 24" x 12"
(private collection: Mexico City, Mexico)

Early samples of cast Aztec glyph for speech.
Cast Polyester resin containing bible verses, cinders of bilingual dictionary pages.
Dimensions variable

Abbacus
Mixed Media: early historical photograph of field workers in California. shoe shine box, copper balls, cast houses.
Dimensions: 16" x 5" x 3.5"
(private collection, Seattle WA)

Papa
Mixed media: carpenters rule, cut nails, latex rubber, hydrostone, thermal fax drawing, lath, suitcase fabric, carpentry manual pages, work shirt.
Dimensions: 3' x 8"
( private collections Los Angeles CA)

Untold Story House
Mixed Media: charred timbers, charred lath, windows, cable, sycamore leaves.
Dimensions: 4'x 4' x 5'

(detail) inside "house" inscribed onto the charred lath are snippets of stories and memories recounted from family.

Untold Story House (detail)

Installation view of Mountain forms with "plains" between.
Mixed Media: Cast polyester resin, litho film, welded steel.

Detail of image embedded in plains

Close up of image

Mixed Media: litho film over hydrostone coated panels. Sealed in clear polyester resin, ink.
Dimensions: 7' x 12'

(detail of images on panels)

Clouds
Mixed media: Cast polyester resin tinted with "candy" flake found in lowrider Candy paint jobs.
Dimensions: 4" x 2.5" x 3" ea

Detail