In an effort to update my portfolio I have dug back to a couple of projects I was working on in 2001 and 2002. Originally they sprung from a need to do something “useful.” I was tired of sitting in my studio creating paintings that just referenced painting and pop culture without ever doing any perceivable good. I wanted to do something and not have it be about something, but rather just be something. So I set out to clean Columbus, OH. It was a daunting task for my little cleaning tote and I, but I did what I could. I scoured pay phones, sanitized playground equipment, wiped down bus stop benches, and cleansed fire hydrants. Eventually this lead to conduct a similar exercise at the Art Front Gallery in Provo, UT. I spackled the walls, re-painted, swept, mopped, disinfected, and set the gallery in order before printing the photos of the process and displaying them on the walls. These Cleaning Projects may be seen by selecting Cleaning 2001 or Cleaning 2002 from the main menu. Enjoy.

Rev up those modems and get ready to hog some bandwidth - some 2002 video projects will be coming soon!