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Time Keeper (For Andre)
Time Keeper (For Andre)

This piece was composed in homage to drummer, Andre Burbridge. Materials include the following: silk ties looped over an oar lock and suspended just in front of a worn drum head from Andre’s kit…

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Wendell Logan Series

A series of works inspired by and dedicated to Wendell Logan. Pieces include "Lifted (For Shoulders)," “As the Wheel Comes Around,” “The Archivist,” “Shoulders,” and “In the Tradition: Original Ancestors.”

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Her Marks (for Toni Morrison)

Recovered slate chalkboard, recovered cast iron grate stitched to pressed flowers: framed by recovered hickory, found shoe form cradled by recovered 19th century flour scoop.

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Well Spring

Wellspring At Newport functions as an homage to Catherine and Levi Coffin: two Quaker Abolitionists who assisted over 3000 self-liberated individuals in their quest for freedom.

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The Sentinel (For Kamau Daaood)

Carved wooden bowl set upon ash base set onto hand built oak seat

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Seated Noble (for Brother Yusef)

Recovered bent hickory handle set into hand built recovered oak table framed by pounded lead toolbox, set upon bench composed of hand-constructed from recovered poplar beam.

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Memory of Gasping

Canvas bag from migrant worker pinned to wooden panel printed with grid from chain link-catfish cast in lead, recovered hickory handle

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First Poet (For Maya Angelou)

Maple birdhouse with roof raised by ebony piccolo, carved oak post set into polished hand built stool

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