Boris Leaving 2007
12 x 16 x 7 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze with granite base
Portable Evil Sets Sail 2007
20 X 10 X 6 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Coal Train Tall 2007
14 x 6 x 4 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze with granite base
Coal Train Spoke 2007
11 x 6 x 4 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze with granite base
Mr. Blue Ball 2006
9 x 4 x 4 in.
Unique cast and fabricated bronze, cast and fused glass
Global Warming 2006
13 x 8 x 4 in.
Unique cast and fabricated bronze, with glass cubes
Private collection
Wheel and Chair 2006
7 x 7 x 3 in.
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Doomsday Walker Evans 2006
5 x 3 x 3 in.
Unique cast and fabricated bronze with pink CZ diamond
Private Collection
Go To The Air Junior Birdman 2006
41 x 9 x 8 in.
Unique Cast and fabricated bronze and stone
Detail
Go To The Air Junior Birdman
Tool with Bowl 2005
9 x 3 x 3 in.
Unique cast and fabricated bronze, brass and wood
Radio Tower 2006
16 x 4 x 3 in.
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Private collection
The Antiquarian's House 2006
6 x 6 x 3 in.
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Private collection
Dooms Day Machine With Ball 2006
4 x 6 x 2 in.
Unique cast and fabricated bronze with glass ball
Dooms Day Machine with Tusk 2006
3.5 x 5 x 2 in.
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Slow Passage 2006
12 x 16 x 3 in.
Unique cast and fabricated bronze, glass, copper and emeralds
Private collection
Detail
Slow Passage
Doomsday with Stone 2006
8 x 4 x 4 in.
Unique cast and fabricated bronze with stone
Doomsday with Wheel 2006
6 x 3 x 3 in.
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Doomsday Rocket 2006
10 x 10 x 3 in.
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Doomsday with Palm 2006
8 x 3 x 3 in.
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Exploration of Russian Constructivism
A recent story from an artist making large public sculptures illustrated the complications and logistics in transporting his very large finished sculptures to their chosen sites.
The story reminded me of the complicated ordeals over the years involved with the moving of some of the exquisite Egyptian obelisks. I felt that if I played it fast and loose with this evolving story I would end up with some interesting sculptures. This is my method of creating new work and this is my “stream- of-consciousness” used to complete the work.
I went from the story of transporting the public art to the moving of the obelisk. The drawings I researched for the moving of the obelisks triggered the image of Vladimir Tatlin’s 1919 proposed tower. From the tower I followed the obvious course to Russian Constructivism. I let the further researched images filter through my consciousness while I drew and worked on the sculpture resulting in the drawings and sculptures below.
Transporting the Vatican Obelisk
Vladimir Tatlin, Proposed Tower 1919
Related drawings for Boris and Vladimir sculptures, from sketchbook #21 2006-07
Boris 2007
13 x 13 x 5 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Vladimir 2007
11 x 7 x 5 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Boris and Vladimir 2007
12 x 7 x 4 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze, steel cable.
Boris Descending 2007
12 x 11 x 8 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Boris Horizontal 2007
5 x 14 x 7 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze with granite base
The Tree 2007
10 x 9 x 4 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze on granite base
Page from sketchbook # 20, 2006
One of our favorite maple trees died and we had to dig it out in order to replace it. But good news always follows bad and a few days latter we learned that our dear artist friend Margaret Michel, now living in France was invited to make some sculpture at sculptor Mark di Suvero's studio complex. While digging out the tree I remembered a page in one of my sketchbooks which illustrated the removal of trees with strange equipment. I put this all together and ended up with "THE TREE". If you would like to complete this puzzle you can research the work of Margaret Michel and Mark di Suvero.
Samuel Beckett Tables
A collaboration with furniture designer and woodworker Fred Virdeh
Wood: Fred Virdeh Metal: Terry Kreiter
Near the start of the collaboration Fred mentioned that one of my initial drawings had reminded him of a London stage set for the Samuel Beckett play Waiting for Godot. In the spirit of Beckett's approach, I developed the sculpture into a kind of "Theater of the Absurd", and included referrences to both of our life's work. In addition, Fred could not resist the reference to Caspar David Friedrich's Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon, a painting which is said to be an inspiration for Waiting For Godot, and he paid homage with the exquisite marquetry found on the table's pull-out tray. Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) was a German Romantic landscape painter.
Table For Beckett 2008 (2 each)
44 x 17 x 13 inches
Cocobolo, walnut, unique cast and fabricated sculpture and hardware
Collection of the artist's: Terry Kreiter and Fred Virdeh
from left: Terry Kreiter, Richard Waldo and Fred Virdeh 2007
at Kreiter studio/foundry, Santa Clara, CA
Drawings from Sketchbook #22
Doomsday Machine with Bones 2006
6 x 5 x 3 in.
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Machine On Copper 2005
8 x 3 x 3 in.
Unique cast and fabricated bronze, copper and steel
2008
Boris Smokestack 2008
18 x 12 x 5 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze with steel cable and slate base
Pythagoras Cubed 2008
14 x 7 x 5 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze on marble base
Mr. Mystical 2007
11 x 5 x 4 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze with marble base
The Last Water (H2O) 2008
18 x 8 x 4 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Work cast at the MONTEREY SCULPTURE CENTER, Marina, CA
Monterey Foundry
Photos: Diane Kreiter
Muse for Athena 2008
16 x 17 x 8 inches cast: Monterey foundry
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Chronograph for Zeus 2008
24 x 16 x 12 inches cast: Monterey foundry
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Gift for Apollo 2008
20 x 12 x 6 inches cast: Monterey foundry
Unique cast and fabricated bronze with marble base
Above
King Lear 2008
9 x 14 x 12 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Left
Tower 2008
22 x 12 x 8 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Casbah 2008
10 x 22 x 12 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Circus 2008
8 x 22 x 11 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Work created for the 10th International Shoebox Exhibition
University of Hawaii
Icarus Cycle 2008
11 x 5 x 8 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
2 year traveling exhibition
Hawaii University, International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition
A Brief History 2008
12 x 10 x 6 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
I-Beam to Heaven 2008
11 x 7 x 4 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Speaking Words of Wisdom... 2008
7 x 11 x 5 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
Boris Leaving (small) 2009
11 x 5 x 3 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze with stone
Boris Wheel 2009
15 x 11 x 3 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze with stone
Private collection
Boris Talking 2009
10 x 8 x 4 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze with stone
Artifact Boris 2009
13 x 11 x 3 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze, stone
Private collection
Boris on Parade 2009
21 x 17 x 3 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze, stone
Boris Auto 2009
19 x 11 x 5 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze, stone
Aero Zeus 2009
36 x 12 x 12 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze, stone
Zeus Saddle: Detail
Zeus Saddle 2009
39 x 12 x 12 inches
Unique cast and fabricated brozne, stone
#10, A Myth, A Saga, and A Chantey 2009
16 x 45 x 9 inches
Unique cast and fabricated bronze
