2025-2026 Public Sculpture

Fall Hill Ave & Village Ln.

Icarus

“I created a sculpture based on the myth of Icarus, one of my favorite stories when I was a child. The myth of Icarus is a story from Greek mythology. It revolves around a young man named Icarus and his father, Daedalus. They were imprisoned on the island of Crete by King Minos. Daedalus crafted a set of wings for himself and his son to escape their captivity, using feathers and wax. He warned Icarus not to fly too close to the Sun, as the wax would melt, nor too close to the sea, as the wings would become heavy with moisture. However, Icarus became enchanted with the thrill of flight and, in his excitement, ignored his father’s warnings. He flew higher and higher towards the Sun until the wax on his wings melted, causing him to fall from the sky. Icarus plummeted into the sea and drowned.

The myth of Icarus is a cautionary taleabout the consequences of hubris and disobedience. It teaches the lesson of not overreaching one’s limits, and heeding the advice of those with more experience and wisdom.

My sculpture is a representation of human limits. We always use technology (represented by the shining wings in stainless steel) to overcome our limitations (cars, computers, AI, etc.). Still, we must remember not to overreach our limits to control it. Aesthetically, the contrast between the hand-forged “arms” in steel that supports the stainless steel “wings” is emphasized by the traditional connection made just with forged holes, as in ancient times.”

Caroline Street at the Train Station

In Motion

“This sculpture depicts the motion in nature. The circular form can be interpreted as space and the Milky Way.  The horizontal and vertical lines represent comets, gases, clouds and heavenly objects. It expresses the universe from the micro to the macro. The interplay of shapes, forms, spaces and colors change with the time of day and as you move around the piece. Between nature and the sculpture, I am condensing time and space. They are ever expanding. I would like the viewer to gaze, interact and experience my sculpture.”

Dixon Park (Dixon at Howison)

Mirage

“My sculptures are created from multiple parts. They often have open, transparent areas, in contrast to solid forms. They are poly formed as opposed to monolithic. I have developed physical resources to construct my sculptures in my own studio. Mirage is a vertical composition made of square and round aluminum tubing. Each part is fabricated individually and can be assembled and disassembled as necessary.
My creative process requires organizing separate parts into a whole. Initially much of this activity is spontaneous. The elements are all fabricated individually then assembled by welding and bolting. The act of assembly and disassembly adds to the aura of complexity in the work and is a part of my creative process.”

Canal Street at Prince Edward Street

Dancing Milkweed IV

“The steel sculptures in the Dancing Milkweed series embody a poetic narrative of the diaspora of seed forms in nature. Seeds are designed to travel and regenerate, and people travel and act in similar ways: during times of great conflict, natural disaster, or personal timing, new options become available and things move. The Dancing Milkweed series meditates on timing, release, holding on, and letting go.”

Riverside Drive at Wellford Street

Morning Glory Bench

“This bench takes morning glory flowers as inspiration. My benches are playful objects that invite interaction with the passer-by. Though they function as seating, there is an impracticality of form that lures people to explore each bench. My benches are practical yet also tell the visitor a story by creating a sense of place and often inviting interaction with the bench itself.
This “whisper bench” has great views of the Rappahannock River, along the Heritage Trail. Whisper into one blossom and your seatmate can clearly hear you at the other!”

Wolfe/Kenmore/Prince Edward Street Triangle

Three Musketeers

“This work represents the three historic figures in an 1844 French novel by Alexandre Dumas. The three musketeers of King Louis XIII (Athos, Porthos and Aramis) were swashbuckling swordsmen, inseparable friends who lived by the motto, “all for one, one for all.” They wore large floppy hats and high boots with colorful cloaks. This piece of three connected abstract figures, made of steel plate in different shades of red, abstractly represents them as characters in larger than life scale.”

This work was generously donated to the City of Fredericksburg by the artist.