FAQ

Why are they all female?

For 40+ years, I have lived in a body that has breasts and is generally recognized as female. That's the only kind of body I know anything about living in.

How long does it take to make them?

Short answer: at least 40 hours of physical work.

Slightly less short answer: they're a by-product of some other process, so long periods of time pass without any physical work happening. It can take years to finish a sculpture.

Where did you learn how to do this?

I learned the technique of making wire baskets from Ellen Wieske in 2002, at a weekend workshop. Then I went back to my regularly scheduled life (I used to own a commercial building, and it occupied a lot of my time). One day a couple of years later, I said to my therapist that I felt like I had a wire cage inside me. She looked at me like I had two heads. The next day it occurred to me that maybe I could make a wire basket in the shape of a female torso. I bought a mannequin and used it as a form to build the basket.

I thought it would be a one-time thing. It wasn't. It was the beginning of me having to call myself an artist.

How much do they cost?

They are very cheap, material-wise. Time-wise, they are priceless and not for sale.