1998 Installation on Amagansett Dunes 70ft. from Ocean, Long Island, NY
My sculpture has its origins in a dream. I awoke in the middle of the night
dreaming the words "The Caged Bird Dances" and wrote them down. The next day
I was so inspired, I made a pencil drawing. I realized this work was a direct
reflection of my personal life.
This theme has continued to grow in my sculpture.
Several small studies, a motorized version and more drawings were created to
develop the theme.
My first large version of The Caged Bird Dances, created for the exhibition in
1997 at the Michener Art Museum, was a chance to use the vocabulary of
movement I was developing to express myself.
Wind accelerates the central form, a "twirl", as it rotates. Its rapid movement
appears to dissolve the form into light as though absorbed by the air surrounding it.
This discovery sparked the ongoing series and remains an important aspect of my
work.
Today, it stands seasonally on the Amagansett Dunes of Long Island at the White
Sands Resort.
Link Video of Sculpture in Motion from Michener, The Caged Bird Dances (Small
Studies)
