EMIGH ; A LOVE OF BROCCOLI, 2022

2’ 1” x 2’ x 3’

Low-fire clay, mason stain, hand-built

Acrylic paint, acrylic plastic, hand-cut

¼” steel rod, steel sheet, welded, plasma cut, spray painted

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“Emigh street and a treehouse,

burrowed in the broccoli willow.

Third Street and a deer nestled in the hedge.

Sixth Street with pavement and not much else.”

TUPPERWARE FULL OF WORM CORPSES

3’ x 2’ x 2’5”

Low-fire clay, mason stain, hand-built

Acrylic paint, acrylic plastic, hand-cut

⅛” steel rod, steel sheet, welded, plasma cut, spray painted

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“Collecting worms in a bucket,

salvaging them from gutters and heavy tires,

separating and sorting the dead from the living,

like sorting ungrateful halloween candies.”

THIRD WHEEL, 2022

5.5” x 5.5” x 4’ 4”

Low-fire clay, mason stain, hand-built

Acrylic paint, acrylic plastic, hand-cut

¼” steel rod, steel sheet, welded, plasma cut, spray painted

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PRAISED FOR HIS PLUCKING, 2022

9” x 7” x 3’ 6”

Low-fire clay, mason stain, hand-built

Acrylic paint, acrylic plastic, hand-cut

¼” steel rod, steel sheet, welded, plasma cut, spray painted

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“An ode to Bert Jansch, praised for his plucking.

An ode to three brothers, playing games in the basement.

Blankets over our heads, falling down the staircase.”