Sculpture

In the round and high relief figures in fabric

Man Emerging

Man Emerging Detail Hand

Man Enclosed Detail #3

Man Enclosed Detail #1

The Shadow Detail Head

About Chris

Fabric is a medium that offers me the opportunity to work with both form and color. In the beginning of my career, I constructed and painted figures that often told a story. Later the story was told by using the interaction of a box and figure.

Next, Deb Dryden's book introduced me to the field of dyeing and painting costumes for theatre. So off I went around the country working at many theaters including San Francisco Opera, The Guthrie, the Old Globe Theatre, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival where Deb Dryden was resident costume designer.

While working in theatre, I became fascinated with street images that captured my imagination when walking in urban areas. The canvas of the street offers coded messages and a variety of surface embellishments which I transfer to cotton upholstery velvet through etching and painting, achieving the look and texture of concrete and asphalt while keeping the soft tactile nature of the fabric. This now has become the main focus of my artwork.

Contact Chris - checkmate@opendoor.biz