Sculptural objects which link our lives to the underlying currents and lives of everything else.
16”w x 8”h x 6”d. bronze, patina, rock, resin. Plastic six pack rings cast into bronze represent the permanence of plastic living in water. Install in creek, Iowa 2020
16”w x 8”h x 6”d. bronze, patina, rock, resin. Plastic six pack rings cast into bronze represent the permanence of plastic living in water. Install in creek, Iowa 2020
16”w x 8”h x 6”d. bronze, patina, rock, resin. Plastic six pack rings cast into bronze represent the permanence of plastic living in water. Install in creek, Iowa 2020
16”w x 8”h x 6”d. bronze, patina, rock, resin. Plastic six pack rings cast into bronze represent the permanence of plastic living in water. Install gallery, Iowa 2020
18”w x 12”h x 18” d Bronze, patina. Archaic tribute to the Snapper turtle
6”w x 4”h x 10”d. Resin, formed copper, pearls. An acknowledgment of the clamming and pearl button industry which decimated fresh water mussel species in the Iowa/Illinois Mississippi river. 2017
8”w x 30”h x 13”d. Larvae scarred driftwood, formed copper, lichens on rock, bronze cast Walleye gills, cast aluminum and hemp rope. Just a creature of my fancy
12”w x 10”d x 24”h. cast bronze, formed copper, feathers, wood Hybrid of materials and life forms. Cast feet courtesy of road-kill Canadian Goose. Duplicity of ancient and modern. 2017
12”w x 10”d x 24”h. cast bronze, formed copper, feathers, wood Hybrid of materials and life forms. Cast feet courtesy of road-kill Canadian Goose. Duplicity of ancient and modern. 2017
10”w x 12”d x 8”h. Bronze, formed copper, rocks, resin. 2017
Installation shot of floating silicone tree skins hovering for a landing like a flock of geese 2017
detail of gallery installation. Floating silicone tree skins hovering for a landing 2017
2x2x2" each cast wax, clay extracted from local creek mixed with oil paint 2014
2x2x2" each cast wax, clay extracted from local creek mixed with oil paint 2014
3”w x 5”h x 3”d. cast bronze, patina, resin. 2015
6”w x 2”h x 10”d cast brazed bronze, patina. In memory of the Higgen’s Eye Mussel. 2016
6”w x 2”h x 10”d cast brazed bronze, patina. In memory of the Higgen’s Eye Mussel. 2016
12” diameter, 6”h. raised copper bowl, etched, patina. 2016
12” diameter, 6”h. raised copper bowl, etched, patina
The Boone River Community Sculpture Project is about connecting a community to its river through the interactive, creative powers of art. This year long project was designed by artist, Eden Hall, and will culminate in a bronze sculpture installed on the Boone river in River Park, Goldfield, Iowa, The sculpture will contain textures, forms, and ideas generated by Iowa Project AWARE river clean-up volunteers, as well as elementary and high school students who live neat the Boone river. Iowa's waterways are unique and powerful remnants of a wilderness lost to agricultural use of land. They are a reflection of the people who manage and live in the watershed. This project strives to find a positive and proactive vision of our relationships to the river by collaborating on a shared awe and concern for the river. It is also about bringing the art process directly into the hands of many people: volunteers will make intuitive sculptures based on what they find in the river and Eden Hall will translate and combine these sculptures into the final bronze via mold making and lost wax casting. This project is possible because of funding from The University of Iowa Outreach and Engagement, The Puffin Foundation, The Pollination Project, and the City of Goldfield, Iowa. Check out the Events posts for details about how and where to participate
Eden Hall and University of Iowa students Anna Clauser and Cassidy Slater-Scott make a mold of a full whitetail deer skull and antlers found in the Boone river by Iowa Project Aware volunteers.
bronze and patina version of wax model after wax burn-out and bronze pour
“Reading the Land” is a concept developed by the brilliant yet humble conservationist, Aldo Leopold. It speaks to a heightened consciousness and care for our environment and our disproportionately large role as fellow species on earth. This work explores these concepts as evolving truths through manipulation of materials and forms.
MFA thesis installation. Eve Drewelowe Gallery, University of Iowa School of Art and Art History. 2019
Bronze, steel, wood, foam and resin. 103” x 103” x 30”h. Chess as a metaphor for the strategies of conservation. Bronze pieces represent endangered species, the board the issues of habitat encroachment and loss. 2019
The “king” in the chess game “Endgame” Bronze, steel, wood, foam and resin. 103” x 103” x 30”h. Chess as a metaphor for the strategies of conservation. Bronze pieces represent endangered species, the board the issues of habitat encroachment and loss. 2019
Bronze, steel, wood, foam and resin. 103” x 103” x 30”h. Chess as a metaphor for the strategies of conservation. Bronze pieces represent endangered species, the board the issues of habitat encroachment and loss. 2019
Bronze, steel, wood, foam and resin. 103” x 103” x 30”h. Chess as a metaphor for the strategies of conservation. Bronze pieces represent endangered species, the board the issues of habitat encroachment and loss. 2019
2019
8” x 8” medium format silver gelatin prints, encaustic wax, wood fish trap, whitetail deer european mount. The journey explored the missing nesting habitat of the endangered Piping Plover and the advent of agriculture and water as a commodity. 2019
Driftwood, coyote fur, bronze, steel 30”w x 45”h x 28”d. If humans were larvae. 2019
Driftwood, coyote fur, bronze, steel 30”w x 45”h x 28”d. If humans were larvae. 2019
Driftwood, coyote fur, bronze, steel 30”w x 45”h x 28”d. If humans were larvae. 2019
Driftwood, coyote fur, bronze, steel 30”w x 62”h x 28”d. If humans were larvae. 2019
Cast bronze, beaver fur. 13”w x 20”h x 10”d Industry and engineering of beaver. This keystone species is dreaded by humans but brought back from the brink of extinction. Few species have the family groups, work ethic, and ability to alter their environment. Gallery Install, Iowa 2019
Cast bronze, beaver fur. 13”w x 20”h x 10”d Industry and engineering of beaver. This keystone species is dreaded by humans but brought back from the brink of extinction. Few species have the family groups, work ethic, and ability to alter their environment. Gallery Install, Iowa 2019
Cast bronze, beaver fur. 13”w x 20”h x 10”d Industry and engineering of beaver. This keystone species is dreaded by humans but brought back from the brink of extinction. Few species have the family groups, work ethic, and ability to alter their environment. Full circle: installation on site where molds were taken on Cedar river, Iowa
Cast bronze, beaver fur. 13”w x 20”h x 10”d Industry and engineering of beaver. This keystone species is dreaded by humans but brought back from the brink of extinction. Few species have the family groups, work ethic, and ability to alter their environment. Full circle: installation on site where molds were taken on Cedar river, Iowa
Cast bronze, beaver fur. 13”w x 20”h x 10”d Industry and engineering of beaver. This keystone species is dreaded by humans but brought back from the brink of extinction. Few species have the family groups, work ethic, and ability to alter their environment. Full circle: installation on site where molds were taken on Cedar river, Iowa
Cast bronze, beaver fur. 13”w x 20”h x 10”d Industry and engineering of beaver. This keystone species is dreaded by humans but brought back from the brink of extinction. Few species have the family groups, work ethic, and ability to alter their environment. Full circle: installation on site where molds were taken on Cedar river, Iowa
Cast bronze, beaver fur. 13”w x 20”h x 10”d Industry and engineering of beaver. This keystone species is dreaded by humans but brought back from the brink of extinction. Few species have the family groups, work ethic, and ability to alter their environment. Full circle: installation on site where molds were taken on Cedar river, Iowa
Bronze, encaustic wax, steel, wood, silicone, grass. 24”w x 32”h x 40”d. Plight of the extinct Golden Toad, the weight of the world suspended in a human game over habitat and crushing loss. 2019
Bronze, encaustic wax, steel, wood, silicone, grass. 24”w x 32”h x 40”d. Plight of the extinct Golden Toad, the weight of the world suspended in a human game over habitat and crushing loss. 2019
Bronze, encaustic wax, steel, wood, silicone, grass. 24”w x 32”h x 40”d. Plight of the extinct Golden Toad, the weight of the world suspended in a human game over habitat and crushing loss. 2019
Some birds can never go back to the wild and survive. Others are the definition of sheer survival and wilderness. The incarcerated birds of these photographs are stewards of education at the MacBride Raptor Center in Solon, Iowa. For various legitimate reasons, they can never be free again and will spend their lives here educating the public to help prevent other raptors from enduring the same fate.
Living a sustainable lifestyle on a small farm comes with the burden of close contact with your own impact on land, wildlife and nature. This work honors and attempts to come to terms with that burden
20”w x 60”h x 20”d. cast bronze, formed copper, patina. A fish made of corn— the impact of agriculture on waterways and water creatures. roots are cast Walleye gills, leaves are cast Walleye skin, top is Walleye tail. Fountain. 2017
20”w x 60”h x 20”d. cast bronze, formed copper, patina. A fish made of corn— the impact of agriculture on waterways and water creatures. roots are cast Walleye gills, leaves are cast Walleye skin, top is Walleye tail. Fountain. 2017
life size, Cast, anodized aluminum. Cast from actual discarded sheep head collected from local meat locker. This piece examines the person burden of raising livestock for human consumption. 2016
life size, Cast, anodized aluminum. Cast from actual discarded sheep head collected from local meat locker. This piece examines the person burden of raising livestock for human consumption. 2016
6”x x 8”h, 4”d ”cast bronze, recast aluminum, etched brass, patina. Healthy meat produced on local farms is labeled “Not for Sale,” by all meat lockers even though it is a healthy alternative to mainstream feedlots. 2105
6”x x 8”h, 4”d ”cast bronze, recast aluminum, etched brass, patina. Healthy meat produced on local farms is labeled “Not for Sale,” by all meat lockers.
6”x x 8”h, 4”d ”cast bronze, recast aluminum, etched brass, patina. Healthy meat produced on local farms is labeled “Not for Sale,” by all meat lockers though it is a healthy alternative to mainstream feedlots. 2105
6”x x 8”h, 4”d ”cast bronze, recast aluminum, etched brass, patina. Healthy meat produced on local farms is labeled “Not for Sale,” by all meat lockers even though it is a healthy alternative to mainstream feedlots. 2105
14”w x 17”h x 10”d bronze, wood, corn stalk, copper, feathers, wire, walnut stump. A hybrid creature of form and material 2018
14”w x 17”h x 10”d bronze, wood, corn stalk, copper, feathers, wire, walnut stump. A hybrid creature of form and material 2018
Installation shot. Exploration of memories, tributes, objects as fence posts which support the existence and perpetuation of the family farm. Each piece has a specific memory or attachment to place or event.
7”w x 36”h x 6”d. old fencepost, cast Burr Oak acorns, rocks, resin, patina. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm. 2017
7”w x 36”h x 6”d. old fencepost, cast Burr Oak acorns, rocks, resin, patina. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm. 2017
6”w x 36”h x 6”d. formed copper, rock, patina. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm which sits on the Cedar river. 2017
6”w x 36”h x 6”d. formed copper, rock, patina. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm which sits on the Cedar river. 2017
3”w x 42”h x 3”d. Drive wood, bubble wrap, whitetail deer hair, horseshoe nails. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm. 2017
6”w x 30”h x 6”d. Tanned whitetail deer hide, aspen branches, copper wire. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm. Branches taken from a tree used by a buck to rub his antlers and mark his territory. Hide from deer harvested on family farm land for food. Shot with bow and arrow, 2017
6”w x 30”h x 6”d. Tanned whitetail deer hide, aspen branches, copper wire. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm. Branches taken from a tree used by a buck to rub his antlers and mark his territory. Hide from deer harvested on family farm land for food. Shot with bow and arrow, 2017
3”w x 36”h x 3”d. formed copper, patina, gold foil, wood, mussel shell button blank, deer hide. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm. 2017
5”w x 36”h x 5”d. Fence post relic, gold foil, Aspen branch. . A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm. Branches taken from a tree used by a buck to rub his antlers and mark his territory. Hide from deer harvested on family farm land for food. Shot with bow and arrow, 2017
6”w x 36”h x 6”d. Oak limb, leaves, copper, moss. Tribute to all the firewood I have cut and the warmth of oak. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm. 2017
6”w x 36”h x 6”d. Aspen limb, steel, patina. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm. 2017
6”w x 36”h x 6”d. Aspen limb, steel, patina. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm. 2017
7”w x 36”h x 6”d. old fencepost, cast Burr Oak acorns, patina. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm. 2017
6”w x 36”h x 6”d. formed copper, rock, patina. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm which sits on the Cedar river. 2017
6”w x 36”h x 6”d. formed copper, rock, patina. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm which sits on the Cedar river. 2017
6”w x 30”h x 6”d. Tanned whitetail deer hide, aspen branches, copper wire. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm. Branches taken from a tree used by a buck to rub his antlers and mark his territory. Hide from deer harvested on family farm land for food. Shot with bow and arrow, 2017
6”w x 30”h x 6”d. Tanned whitetail deer hide, aspen branches, copper wire. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm. Branches taken from a tree used by a buck to rub his antlers and mark his territory. Hide from deer harvested on family farm land for food. Shot with bow and arrow, 2017
6”w x 36”h x 6”d. Oak limb, leaves, copper, moss. Tribute to all the firewood I have cut and the warmth of oak. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm. 2017
6”w x 36”h x 6”d. Oak limb, leaves, copper, moss. Tribute to all the firewood I have cut and the warmth of oak. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm. 2017
5”w x 36”h x 5”d. Fence post relic, gold foil, Aspen branch. . A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm. Branches taken from a tree used by a buck to rub his antlers and mark his territory. Hide from deer harvested on family farm land for food. Shot with bow and arrow, 2017
3”w x 36”h x 3”d. formed copper, patina, gold foil, wood, mussel shell button blank, deer hide. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm. 2017
3”w x 36”h x 3”d. formed copper, patina, gold foil, wood, mussel shell button blank, deer hide. A marriage of history, usage, life and nature of the family farm. 2017
Materials scavenged from the Cedar river, Iowa and surrounding lands: steel, wood, straw, wool, flowers. 5’w x 50”h x 16’ d. Floating installation on the Iowa river, Iowa City 2015. The dangers and comforts of complacency—The sinking human nest
Materials scavenged from the Cedar river, Iowa and surrounding lands: steel, wood, straw, wool, flowers. 5’w x 50”h x 16’ d. Floating installation on the Iowa river, Iowa City 2015. The dangers and comforts of complacency—The sinking human nest
Materials scavenged from the Cedar river, Iowa and surrounding lands: steel, wood, straw, wool, flowers. 5’w x 50”h x 16’ d. Floating installation on the Iowa river, Iowa City 2015. The dangers and comforts of complacency—The sinking human nest
Materials scavenged from the Cedar river, Iowa and surrounding lands: steel, wood, straw, wool, flowers. 5’w x 50”h x 16’ d. Floating installation on the Iowa river, Iowa City 2015. The dangers and comforts of complacency—The sinking human nest
This work explores vestiges, remnants, wreckage, trauma and beauty discovered while living through a flood. We are left changed and often closer to the memories, family, and dreams which caused us to live on the river in the first place. Personal losses are transformed and absorbed into our futures.
Vestiges, remnants, wreckage, trauma, and beauty of flooding on the Cedar river, Iowa. 2012-2020
Photos of pages of a special photo album which survived the food of 2008, Cedar river, Iowa. Irreplaceable photographs of relatives who no longer live have been transformed by water, mud, mold, and the plastic which housed them in the album. Life is what happens.
Photos of pages of a special photo album which survived the food of 2008, Cedar river, Iowa. Irreplaceable photographs of relatives who no longer live have been transformed by water, mud, mold, and the plastic which housed them in the album. Life is what happens.
Medium format silver gelatin print. Cedar river in flood, Cedar Valley Iowa, 2012
Vestiges, remnants, wreckage, trauma, and beauty of flooding on the Mississippi river 2016
Digital Image, Freshwater Mussel in refuge from flood on Mississippi river, 2014
Vestiges, remnants, wreckage, trauma, and beauty of flooding on the Cedar river, Iowa. 2012-2020
Vestiges, remnants, wreckage, trauma, and beauty of flooding on the Cedar river, Iowa. 2012-2020
Medium Format scanned, inkjet print. Floodwaters of the Cedar river, 2016
Inkjet digital print, 16” x 16” Mississippi River break wall, Davenport Iowa. 2015
Digital Iphone Image. My Hasselblad at work, Cedar Valley, Iowa, Flood of 2014
My family’s shoe and boot insoles soaked in synthetic fertilizer of which urea is a main component. This fertilizer is sometimes used on our farm fields. These insoles lived in a pool of fertilizer all winter and the crystals formed when the chemicals oxidized in the open air. This project documents my family’s personal footprint in agriculture and on the land which we call our own. The colors come from organic material which drifted from the atmosphere of the barn into the chemicals. This project continues to grow…