Totems
Aztec Style Totem
Birch Wood Carving
9” x 4”
2017
Totem Gods
Birch Wood Carving, Oil Glaze
2.5’ x 10”
2017
Molten Erosion Ingot Head
Aluminum Cast
8” x 3.5”
2017
Totem Deity Staff
Birch Wood Carving, Oil Glaze
5’ x 1”
2017
Permanent Deity Wand
Aluminum Cast, Oil Glaze
22” x 1”
2017
First Man
Wood Carving
18” x 10”
2016
My ongoing series of totem carvings and casts reference all types of gods, deities, beings, and things worshiped around the world. The goal of the series is to show the importance people place on their personal belief systems and to prompt thought into why people hold those beliefs. It is also a commentary on the confusion between worshiping an item versus the spiritual figure that item represents.