Here I am (the one wearing the shorts) installing the antlers on my deer, which was placed in a large entry hall in the new convention center in Santa Fe. He looks a little lonely in the large hallway, like he is looking for the rest of his tribe to join him...

I fantasize about building a large bird to hang down from the room, a companion piece. It would have a twenty foot wing span and still look small in the hall.

After seeing so many antelope roaming by the highways on the way to Colorado, I made this piece called "Guentheri."

I also see him in a natural history museum display with a gorgeously painted backdrop. A text on the wall states: "This small (36" x 26" x 16") curious creature had ears, a tail and its hooves made from mountain bike tires. Pipe clamps hold on the hooves. On his leg an old odometer still calculates all the miles it travels on the open plains. Rusted tin, an oly eye piece, screws and found objects have attached themselves to his wooden antlers.

Luteolus & Leggadena are two birds fighting in mid air. This piece is for the show at the Community Gallery in the new convention center in Santa Fe.

Luteolus & Leggadena
Wood/wire/cloth/metal found objects
54" x 48" x 30"

Viral Marketing

I've been trying an experiment: to see if my work can get picked up on web sites around the world. So far two sites have run articles and images on the work. Here is the first one;

This garbage scrap buck was created by Geoffrey Gorman who clearly has a knack for making treasure from trash. His collection of recycled object fake taxidermy includes everything from deer to dogs and a whole bunch of peculiar, unidentifiable creatures If you were going to make art from found objects, would you make fake taxidermy? I know I would, after being inspired by the creations in the cluster below.

Here is the link to the site: http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eco-taxidermy-geoffrey-gorman

Delphis & Dama

Studying the wild dogs in Africa inspired me to make these two pieces. Some old yellow tin, rusted wire, and found objects combined with wood and cloth were used to assemble them.

Geoffrey's Cat, named after the 19th century naturalist, Geoffrey St Hilaire, is found throughout southern South America, east of the Andes. With individuals found inhabiting areas around the Straits of Magellan, along with the Puma it is the most southerly of the worlds wild cat species.

Destroying Beauty

Starting with the idea of what a Toucan's bill might look like, I carved a piece of wood into the shape seen here. After covering it with tin and screws, I painted it with red paint and then an overcoat of white. Most of the paint has been sanded off, then the tin has been rusted.

The piece, TOCO, actually looks more like a whale's fin, encrusted with barnacles and a weathered patina.

TOCO
wood/tin/screws/paint
4" x 7" x 3.5"
$188.89