Rick's panther sculpture featured in The Spokesman Review!

The "North Voice" section of today's Spokesman Review feature's an article about Rick's Mead high school panther sculpture. Check it out!

http://http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/dec/31/steel-panther-embodies-mead-highs-community/

Now, Rick is looking forward to finishing his Ganesh sculpture and bringing it home to Spokane Yoga Shala!

Panther Article Coming on New Year's Eve!

Look for an article on the Mead High School panther in the "North Voice" section of The Spokesman Review on Thursday, 12/31!

Mead High School welcomes the panther at their winter assembly...

Rick was pleased to thank the students of MHS for the opportunity to create the panther. Look for a feature on the panther sculpture on Thursday, 12/31 in the "North Voice" section of the Spokesman Review.

Mead Panther Pride! The Panther is home!

On Friday, December 11th, 2009, the panther was installed at Mead High School. It is finally home, and will be officially dedicated at a school assembly on Friday, December 18th! Rick would like to thank Wagstaff for donating the steel and the students of Mead High School for giving him this opportunity. Go Panthers!

Mead Panther Progress!

The Mead High School panther project is purring along. As you can see, his mighty head is formed, and his limbs are beginning to take shape...

Panther Update

The panther begins to take shape! Behold his mighty head and fierce teeth!

GO MEAD PANTHERS!

New Project: Mead Panther

Rick is beginning work on his next big project: a life-size panther sculpture to be displayed at Mead high school (Spokane, WA), home of the Panthers! Look for photos of the panther in progress--coming soon!

Ganesh Update--coming soon to Spokane Yoga Shala!

As you can see, Rick's Ganesh sculpture is coming along nicely. The head and limbs are pretty much finished, and he is now working on Ganesh's rotund belly. Stay tuned for pictures of the finished sculpture! It will be on display at Spokane Yoga Shala when it is done.

Saint Francis

Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury,pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen

5'5" tall. Email Rick for more information.

Scrapfish

Spiky toothed fish race.
Call them chickens of the sea—
Come on, I dare you!

Various sizes available, $25-$40

Shantih

Sanskrit for peace. In
Hebrew, shalom, in Irish
siochan. Shhhh. Listen.

Available by special order for $75.00

Celtic Knot (approx 18") -$150 available by special order

eternity is

birth and death are one and same

we are forever

Dark Contented Sun

it's a little known fact that

the moon is not the only one

with a dark side

but don't be afraid

even the dark side of the sun

is safe and warm

and you can look right at him!

no shades required...

Available for $75

Kokopelli Moon Dance--Wall Sculpture

Fertility god
is also a great trickster
goes to show you that

new life, whether crops
or babies, requires a sense
of mischief, humor

For sale: $175. Email Rick if interested.

Resting Moon

It's hard to be so

responsible for the tides'

gravitational

pull

or to light the path

to romance for young lovers

sometimes a moon

needs to

rest

Birthday Yoga

Today is Rick's 43rd birthday.

He chose to celebrate

by practicing yoga

outside near his sculpture

of St. Francis.

Rick couldn't do this

when he was 34,

so 43 is looking

pretty good.

Wine in Hand

The hand that serves the

wine is the hand of life and

hospitality

Want your own? Email Rick and place a special order!

Contented Sun

All is well on earth
And in the sky his smile shines
On all who enter

One of Rick's favorite motifs is the sun. This sun now shines in the home of Keith and Peggy Whalen of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Look for some of Rick's suns in his Etsy shop soon!

Scrapfish!

Rick has been making what he calls "scrapfish" from scrap metal for some time now. Last year, he was pleased to have the opportunity to create a large scrapfish installation at the home of Scott and Bridget Mayfield of Fish Lake, WA. This piece, along with the Ganesh statue and a St. Francis statue, represent Rick's interest in sculpting larger, more public installations.

This scrapfish guards the Mayfield's brand new shop, and can be seen from the highway!

Evolution swims

natural selection grins

and bares spiky teeth

The Ganesh Project

Rick is currently working on a life-size statue of the Hindu god Ganesh. Right now, he has the head of Ganesh finished and is beginning to work on the body. Ganesh has the head of an elephant and the body of a man. Here are photos of the head as well as photos of Ganesh in his early stages. Rick's Ganesh statue will be displayed at Spokane Yoga Shala this summer!

god of intellect

and letters

he brings obstacles
when you need them and removes
them when you need them

gone

Bike Rack on a Spokane Sidewalk: Functional Art

a place to stop, park

at Spokane Yoga Shala

a South Hill sidewalk

Petroglyph dance

Hand in hand in hand
The endless ancient dancing
Only joy survives

Om/Aum

mystical, sacred

contains all sound and silence

mind body spirit

Relief Face of Man

Face frozen in time

the lines of jaw and brow for

your contemplation.

(haiku by Erin Davis)