Completed ProjectsWorks in Glass Artisans of the late Middle Ages crafted the largest and most long-lived colored images in human history. Many of the monumental stained...
New ConceptsSculptures that Respond to the SunI’ve been experimenting with dichroic films to lend vibrant color to some sculptures that I'm planning for a sun-drenched urban site....
Kinetic Dichroic SculpturesSeven new models exploring kinetic art for outdoor spaces I've long been fascinated by dichroic films - thin metallic coatings on glass...
InterviewJoseph O'Connell Featured on KXCI's Artistories PodcastCheck out KXCI Community Radio's newest episode of the Artistories Podcast featuring Joseph O'Connell. KXCI Radio is a diverse,...
Fifth spaceVideo Essay: Art for the Fifth Space In the last few years I’ve been thinking about, experimenting with, and designing art specifically for the semi-wild areas that are...
InterviewWhy Not Just Take a Hike? Questions About the Fifth Space I am enthusiastic about art that facilitates our connection with nature, heightens our experience of the cosmos, and recalls our long...
New ConceptsReplacing False Monuments with a Sculpture that Creates New MonumentsI Contain Multitudes We’ve finally realized that our nation is filled with monuments that don’t accurately tell our true history. What do...
Models and Prototyping This post is a celebration of building models and prototypes by hand. Each of these projects involve a substantial amount of work in 3D...
MonumentalAn Immersive SundialI’ve been studying sundials throughout history and re-thinking what the sundial could be in the 21st century. We don’t need a sundial to...
Fifth spaceHearing Space: A Sonic Installation in the Tree CanopyPART VI IN THE FIFTH SPACE SERIES — Another way that my interest in art for the fifth space is playing out is this installation for dense...
Fifth spaceMegafauna and Ancient Art PART V OF THE FIFTH SPACE SERIES — Among the earliest human sculptures are those depicting Pleistocene megafauna – mammoths, mastodons...
Public ArtMoleculesI've started a series of sculptures that depict consequential molecules. It started with this piece, depicting a hydrocarbon molecule's...
Fifth spaceSound and Music Sculptures for the Fifth SpacePART IV OF THE FIFTH SPACE SERIES — For the last few years I’ve been interpreting paleoanthropology to conceive sculptural installations...
Fifth spaceArt as a Series of MomentsPART lll OF THE FIFTH SPACE SERIES — Each fifth space experience is built around a few key ‘moments’ in which the experience of the...
Fifth spaceA Solar and Stellar ObservatoryPART II OF THE FIFTH SPACE SERIES — I am currently developing a solar and stellar observatory sculpture: a tiny model of the universe...
Fifth spaceArt for the Fifth Space PART l OF THE FIFTH SPACE SERIES — Art exists mainly in four spaces: In our homes At work Public places Virtual spaces In the last few...
Completed ProjectsInteractivity & Technology The most fundamental rule for interactive art is to respect people's agency. There should be a clear and repeatable connection between...
MonumentalArt For the Cerebellum Leonardo da Vinci was the first to name the cerebellum – the curious portion of the brain that accounts for 10 percent of its mass but...
Completed ProjectsLight + ColorLight-based sculptures offer an opportunity for art to activate a larger space than the sculpture physically occupies. With that power...