Freakonomics Interview
I’ve always wanted to be one of those people confident enough to share their failures publicly. I finally got the chance when...
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Troubleshooting Guide to the Human Condition
Creative people have active imaginations, which sometimes gets us into trouble - imagining problems that aren't there, disguising one...
A Veil of Dragon Scales (Prototype)
Look at how this hanging veil of dragon scales creates three experiences: 1) the surface changes colors as you look through it and the...
Celestial Artwork: Sculptures Inspired by the Cosmos
For the 40,000 years humanity has been creating art, people have been inspired by the night skies. Some of my work is inspired by our...
A Beautiful Studio Artpiece that Surprises
Sometimes it’s nice to make art guided more by a slow beauty than by ideas. I recently made a studio artpiece that colors the space...
Multiple Selves: An Interactive Artpiece
I make art to explore ideas and discover new experiences. Most of the art I make is interactive, which means that I often discover the...
My Interview in Sculpture Magazine
Thanks to Hilary Stunda with Sculpture Magazine for asking great questions. I answer questions about influences, moving from studio art...
Chinook Arc: Seven Years Later
The paradox of Chinook Arc was that it had to appear delicate and ethereal but also has had to endure repeat encounters, extreme weather...
Sculptural Artwork for Rooftops
I recently had a chance to create art for a rooftop garden in an urban setting. It was a dense site and required thinking carefully about...
Works 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...
Sculptures that Respond to the Sun
I’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 Sculptures
Seven new models exploring kinetic art for outdoor spaces I've long been fascinated by dichroic films - thin metallic coatings on glass...
Joseph O'Connell Featured on KXCI's Artistories Podcast
Check out KXCI Community Radio's newest episode of the Artistories Podcast featuring Joseph O'Connell. KXCI Radio is a diverse,...
Video 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...
Why 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...
Replacing False Monuments with a Sculpture that Creates New Monuments
I 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...
An Immersive Sundial
I’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...
Hearing Space: A Sonic Installation in the Tree Canopy
PART 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...
Megafauna and Ancient Art
PART V OF THE FIFTH SPACE SERIES — Among the earliest human sculptures are those depicting Pleistocene megafauna – mammoths, mastodons...
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