"I started working with tin 18 years ago. During a trip to New Mexico I saw various examples of punched-tin art from the 1840’s to the present day. There were wonderful hand-stamped tin artworks housing lights or saints. During that same trip I discovered a tin artist named Jeri Moe, who used up-cycled tin containers in her work.
When I got home, to California, I decided to combine what I had seen…using both the New Mexican punched tin, “Nicho” form and the up cycled tin art for inspiration. I decided that I wanted to combine both the sacred and profane, the holy and earthly, influences.
What came out was the triptych: “What Every Boy Wants”. Please note that the title includes the word “boy”. It references the simplest juvenile desires. As a boy I was interested in 3 things in a mate:
I wanted my mate to be good…virtuous…..out came “Babes Above”
“…………………………” bad…..sexy……..out came “Dames In Flames”
“………………………….”caring…. helpful….
As an adult, it is not lost on me that there is A LOT more to having a descent mate/companion."