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'WORLD TREE' - An Immersive Stairwell Installation, Seattle WA
Client: Odessa Brown Children's Clinic, Seattle, WA installed 2022 An immersive installation that engulfs the viewer from all sides, two stories tall and four flights long. Designed to encourage children to take the stairs at a Seattle Children's Clinic. The tree filled with colorful birds is a metaphor for a diverse community into which people migrate from all corners of the world. Click here to learn more. |
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'AN UTTERANCE INEFFABLE' - Utility Box Wrap, Bellevue WA
Client: City of Bellevue, WA A neighborhood art installation based on my utterance ineffable series of oil paintings. Located in front of Highland Middle School on Bel-Red Road in Bellevue WA. Click here for more photos. |
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'Perplexed Penguins' - Utility Box Wrap, Kent WA
Client: City of Kent, WA A neighborhood art installation based on my perplexed penguin series of oil paintings. Located at the intersection of SE 272nd St (Kent-Kangley Road) and 152nd Ave SE in Kent WA. Click here for more photos. |
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Dragon Poetry & Art - Renton WA
Client: City of Renton, Renton WA This 'storefront display' public art comprises of 80' of colorful dragon art and poetry from my book 'A Hatful of Dragons'. I was invited to create this display as part of a 'Dragon Days' celebration in Renton. See a video about it here. Dimensions: 5 feet high x 80 feet long Duration: Installed April 2020 |
'Spirit Animals' - Stevenson Elementary School Mural Bellevue WA
Client: Bellevue School District, Bellevue WA
This mural features imaginative 'spirit animals' dreamed up by eighty third-graders and transposed/painted by me into a colorful, whimsical, eye-catching mural that is permanently installed inside the school. This was a comprehensive project that took a lot of planning and was painted over a span of seven months in my studio.
See a project video and the kid's drawings here.
Dimensions: 6 feet high x 12 feet wide
Duration: Permanent Installation installed Dec 2019
Client: Bellevue School District, Bellevue WA
This mural features imaginative 'spirit animals' dreamed up by eighty third-graders and transposed/painted by me into a colorful, whimsical, eye-catching mural that is permanently installed inside the school. This was a comprehensive project that took a lot of planning and was painted over a span of seven months in my studio.
See a project video and the kid's drawings here.
Dimensions: 6 feet high x 12 feet wide
Duration: Permanent Installation installed Dec 2019
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'South Renton Whimsical Historical Mini Murals' - Renton WA
Client: City of Renton, WA. installed 2019. A series of mini-murals installed behind street signs in the Burnett Linear park neighborhood of Renton WA, drawing inspiration from Renton's rich local history. Learn about the project and read the history behind the art here. |
'Imagination Northwest' - Community-partnered Permanent Art Installation at Redmond Town Center, Redmond WA
Client: Redmond Town Center
A kid-friendly giant painting (35' x 6') I created for outdoor installation commissioned by Redmond Town Center, and facilitated by VALA Eastside, incorporating imaginary creatures dreamed up by kids aged 1-11.
I am proud to say this mural has turned into an extremely popular regional destination
Read more about it here.
Dimensions: 35 feet wide x 6 feet high.
Duration: Permanent Installation, 2015 -
Client: Redmond Town Center
A kid-friendly giant painting (35' x 6') I created for outdoor installation commissioned by Redmond Town Center, and facilitated by VALA Eastside, incorporating imaginary creatures dreamed up by kids aged 1-11.
I am proud to say this mural has turned into an extremely popular regional destination
Read more about it here.
Dimensions: 35 feet wide x 6 feet high.
Duration: Permanent Installation, 2015 -
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'Bee Riders' - Utility Box Wrap, Burien WA
Client: City of Burien, WA A neighborhood art installation based on my painting 'The Great Escape'. A version of this mural was previously installed in the City of Kent, WA Auburn, WA, and Renton, WA. Located at the intersection of 1st and 140th, Burien WA |
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'Bee Riders' - Utility Box Wrap, Renton WA
Client: City of Renton, WA A neighborhood art installation based on my painting 'The Great Escape'. A version of this mural was previously installed in the City of Kent, WA and Auburn, WA. Located at 1512 Kirkland Ave, Renton WA |
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'The Bumble-Bee Brigade' - Utility Box Wrap, Auburn WA
Client: City of Auburn, WA A neighborhood art installation based on my painting 'The Great Escape'. A version of this mural was previously installed in the City of Kent, WA and so popular that the City of Auburn requested it's own version. Located at the intersection of 15th St NE/Harvey and Auburn Way S in Auburn, WA |
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'Forecast Says Rain' - Utility Box Wrap, Auburn WA
Client: City of Auburn, WA A neighborhood art installation based on my painting 'Forecast Says Rain' . Located at the intersection of 15th St. SW at Perimeter Rd. in Auburn, WA |
'Contemplation' - Utility Box Wrap, Burien WA
Client: City of Burien, WA
A neighborhood art installation based on my painting 'Contemplation, In Yellow'.
Located at the intersection of 122nd and Ambaum.
Client: City of Burien, WA
A neighborhood art installation based on my painting 'Contemplation, In Yellow'.
Located at the intersection of 122nd and Ambaum.
'The Bumble-Bee Brigade' - Utility Box Wrap, Kent WA.
Client: City of Kent, WA
An art installation to spruce up a neighborhood, using a design based on my oil painting, 'The Great Escape'.
Located on the Interurban Trail near the South Kent Park and Ride.
Client: City of Kent, WA
An art installation to spruce up a neighborhood, using a design based on my oil painting, 'The Great Escape'.
Located on the Interurban Trail near the South Kent Park and Ride.
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'PEACE POLES' - Pole Murals, DeYoung Park, Woodinville WA.
Client: City of Woodinville and Woodinville Rotary Club
Part of a larger installation featuring a dozen artists, invited to paint poles as part of the Rotary Club's 'peace on earth' program. Individual poles were sponsored by local businesses and families. The theme for the pole on the left is 'Diversity, Community, Inclusion'. The theme for the pole on the right is 'Universal Peace' - the five colored stripes are derived from the five most common colors on world flags and the symbols are universal symbols of peace and harmony. This is a permanent installation located at the DeYoung Park in Woodinville WA. Each pole is 10' high. |
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'Dancing with the Stairs' - Staircase Mural, Everett WA. 2016.
Client: The Dance School, Everett, WA A permanent installation created for The Dance School (Everett, WA). The mural comprises of 15 panels, each featuring school students engaged in a particular dance style, progressing from beginners at the bottom to the very advanced at the top. The panels are united by a central figure of one of the school's teachers. More details. |
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'Moons' - Utility Box Wrap, Issaquah WA. 2016.
Client: City of Issaquah, WA An art installation to spruce up a neighborhood, using a design based on my oil painting, 'Night of the Mystic Moons'. See more here. |
'Mini-Murals' - Seattle Art Interruptions 2016 Seattle WA.
Client: Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, Seattle Department of Transportation 1% for Art
A temporary installation to activate a two-mile stretch of pedestrian Greenway in Seattle's Rainier Valley, featuring over 20 whimsical mini-murals installed behind street traffic signs, infusing the neighborhoods with a sense of discovery, surprise and humor.
Read all about this project here.
Duration: Originally scheduled for a 3 month run, this installation has been (for now) extended indefinitely due to it's popularity with the local community.
www.seattle.gov/arts/art-interruptions-2016
Client: Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, Seattle Department of Transportation 1% for Art
A temporary installation to activate a two-mile stretch of pedestrian Greenway in Seattle's Rainier Valley, featuring over 20 whimsical mini-murals installed behind street traffic signs, infusing the neighborhoods with a sense of discovery, surprise and humor.
Read all about this project here.
Duration: Originally scheduled for a 3 month run, this installation has been (for now) extended indefinitely due to it's popularity with the local community.
www.seattle.gov/arts/art-interruptions-2016
'Celebration' - A mural created for Tacoma Spaceworks May 2015.
Client: Tacoma Spaceworks
This 80' long mural celebrates three things that, imho, make us quintessentially human: 1. Our universal love for music and dance; 2. Our insatiable thirst to learn, discover, build (which leads to things like Robots); and 3. Our ability to smile at images like this.
Read more here.
Dimensions: 80 feet long x 10 feet high.
Duration: May 2015 - April 2017
Located in Downtown Tacoma, near the museums. Directions to the site.
Client: Tacoma Spaceworks
This 80' long mural celebrates three things that, imho, make us quintessentially human: 1. Our universal love for music and dance; 2. Our insatiable thirst to learn, discover, build (which leads to things like Robots); and 3. Our ability to smile at images like this.
Read more here.
Dimensions: 80 feet long x 10 feet high.
Duration: May 2015 - April 2017
Located in Downtown Tacoma, near the museums. Directions to the site.
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Eye-Guy from Outer Space - Pianos in the Parks, Bellevue WA, July 2015
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Mr. Tubehead - Pianos on Parade, City of Auburn, WA, July 2015
Client: City of Auburn A temporary art-piano installation I created for the City of Auburn for their annual summer piano program, on display for a month. Read more in this blog post. Dimensions: [Upright Piano Sized] Duration: July - August 2015 |
'PianoBot' - Pianos in the Park, Seattle WA. 2014
Client: King County Parks
An artistic piano I created for a Summer Arts program in Seattle. Read about it in these blog posts:
* Introducing PianoBot
* How to Dehydrate a Piano
* Goodbye PianoBot
Client: King County Parks
An artistic piano I created for a Summer Arts program in Seattle. Read about it in these blog posts:
* Introducing PianoBot
* How to Dehydrate a Piano
* Goodbye PianoBot