mobiles, sculpture & installations

Brain Mobile (commission), 2010, mohagany plywood mobile & acrylic •

 

 

 

Bessie, 2008, mohagany plywood mobile & acrylic

 

 

 

Waterbird, 2008, mohagany plywood mobile & acrylic •

 

 

 

 

Arm in Arm mobile (study), 2009, watercolor paper

 

A Little Taste of Both, 2009, acrylic on paper and board

 

Silence the Shouters, 2009, acrylic on paper and board •

 

Envy, 2009, acrylic on paper and board

 

 

 

Studio view of paper sculpture, 2006

American Eye Pull-Up Bar, 2006 (installation study)

 

American Eye Pull-Up Bar, 2006 (installation study details)

 

 

 

Wounded, 2006 (installation study)

 

 

 

Strawberries and Cream, 2006 (installation study w/details)

 

 

 

 

Are Those Gundrops?, 2006 (installation study)

 

 

 

 

Trickle Down, 2006 (installation study)

 

 

 

Banker's Boxes, 2005
This installation was made by Tom for the Master Nowhere's Lost Carnival event in Chicago. Participants were asked to design their own carnival game. Attendees threw quarters at the wall of boxes and tried to land a quarter on the narrow ledges. Meanwhile, "Blindfolded Tom" made drawings as prizes for the winners.

 

 

 

 

Wrecking Ball, 2003
This installation was made by Tom for the Cubicle show sponsored and curated by Uncle Freddy's Gallery. Materials, children's construction paper.

 

 

 

 

Tom’s Giant Coloring Book Project, 2003
Participants expressed themselves by adding to the existing design or coloring this 320 linear foot or 1,280 square foot community coloring book.

 

 

 

BOUNCE Installation, 2002
South Bend Regional Museum of Art, Warner Rotunda, wood mobiles and simulated wood contact paper on walls.

 

 

 

Tom’s Public Puzzle Project, 2002

A 16 x 12’ puzzle was created for participants to paint and embellish. The puzzle has 200 pieces which over the course of a weekend were painted, colored, glued and glittered. A hidden image of Mayor Dedelow became even more difficult to recognize as the puzzle was painted.

 

 

 

 

 

Dad Installation at ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1993

 

 

 

Sermon on the Mount, Installation at R.H. Love Modern, Chicago, IL, 1993