Lost Seahorse of Lake Lohanton, 2022
This illuminated cast aluminum and welded rebar piece was created for the ‘Wild Horses of the American West’ project for Burning Man in conjunction with Adrian Landon (‘Wings of Glory‘) and Rebekah Stetson, director of the Coalition for Healthy Nevada Lands. The alkali playa of NW Nevada was once one of the largest bodies of water in North America. This piece incorporates the body of a Seahorse with that of the mythical Hippocampus, often found in Roman fountains pulling Poseidon’s chariot. Made in collaboration with Anastasia Oleson, Sophie Lastra and Raissa Boysen.
Eternal, 2019
This bronze sculpture of a pair of Great Blue Herons was created for the County of Santa Cruz, which operates a non-denominational Memorial Park in Pajaro Valley. It is 12′ high and sits on an 8′ high granite pedestal and was designed and cast at the Bronze Works foundry in Santa Cruz, and forms the central component of this new Columbarium. Located near Watsonville on Hwy 152, just south of the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds.
Regenerosity, in Five Movements, 2016-20
This internally illuminated set of site-specific sculptures is an ongoing, evolving multi-media installation located on Pacific Ave. in downtown Santa Cruz.
Compass Rose, 2017
This bronze Compass Rose serves as the center piece to the new Grand Entrance at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
The Life and Spirit of Eric Tognazzini, 2015
The City of Hollister, family and private donors collaborated to fund this life-size bronze statue dedicated to the memory of Eric Tognazzini. The commission included sculpting and casting the bronze statue, base and railing, starting with creating the bronze tricycle. The piece was dedicated at the corner of 4th Street and San Benito Avenue in Hollister, CA, in 2015.
Hungry Ghosts
Dedication of the Renovated Chinese section of the Evergreen Cemetary, Santa Cruz, 2014
Five Bronze Gravemarkers made to replicate original wooden markers with ink calligraphy. One gravemarker is left blank in honor of the unknown buried on this site. The Dedication Ceremony was preceeded by a Lion Dance at Mission Plaza and Procession to the Cemetary, followed by music, traditional burning of incense and money, and presentation of food to the deceased on Grave Sweeping Day, a very important holiday for families to pay respect to their departed ancestors. Architectural Concrete by Tom Ralston Concrete.
Tree Branch Serving Console
Bronze, 80″ Wide, Upper Pacific Heights, San Francisco, 2012
Monkey Mask
Aluminum masks for Peter Hudson’s HomoUroborous Zoetrope, 2007
Beacon
Steel, 9′ High, 2006
Marigold
Steel Kinetic Wind Bell, 12′ High, Prairie Restoration Project, Argyle, WI, 2003
Hippocampus, Year of the Horse
Fiberglass, 4′ High, 2002
Testimony: A Collection of Experiences, 2001
Collaborative Memorial to the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Overall design by Sean M. Monaghan with panels sculpted by the students enrolled in his course, which began two weeks later on 9/26/01. Each student created a 12″ x 12″ wax panel expressing their experience of the events, which were cast in bronze on 10/31/11. These bronze panels were assembled on 12/10/01 to create the sculpture, a 1:200 scale model of the World Trade Center buildings. ‘Testimony’ was dedicated at the Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building at 846 Front Street on 4/11/02.
Resonance
Steel Bell Tower, 9′ High, Prairie Restoration Project, Argyle, WI, 1999
Wild Boars (Pair)
Bronze, 28″ High, Winery Entrance, Gilroy, CA, 1998
