top of page
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a170c_e5986016a1924a65b928a8fdb43ae69af000.jpg/v1/fill/w_809,h_455,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/9a170c_e5986016a1924a65b928a8fdb43ae69af000.jpg)
Search
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6ba0f4_e08c46a942784668b69c8cde5efe8b6e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/6ba0f4_e08c46a942784668b69c8cde5efe8b6e~mv2.webp)
![Sundial Just Installed](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6ba0f4_e08c46a942784668b69c8cde5efe8b6e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_459,h_345,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6ba0f4_e08c46a942784668b69c8cde5efe8b6e~mv2.webp)
Sundial Just Installed
With the help of our friends at Metalab we just installed my walk-through sundial - an immersive monumental sculpture that tells time by...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6ba0f4_e96db0e4fea54ae5b8b7cd776986e201f000.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/6ba0f4_e96db0e4fea54ae5b8b7cd776986e201f000.webp)
![The Laughter of Children](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6ba0f4_e96db0e4fea54ae5b8b7cd776986e201f000.jpg/v1/fill/w_459,h_345,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6ba0f4_e96db0e4fea54ae5b8b7cd776986e201f000.webp)
The Laughter of Children
There is a single sound that rebuts every piece of bad news you hear in the media and that sound is the laughter of children....
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6ba0f4_d188c27d9482495493aa7008d4d51822~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/6ba0f4_d188c27d9482495493aa7008d4d51822~mv2.webp)
![Noise Media Art Fair with Vienna Contemporary](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6ba0f4_d188c27d9482495493aa7008d4d51822~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_459,h_345,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6ba0f4_d188c27d9482495493aa7008d4d51822~mv2.webp)
Noise Media Art Fair with Vienna Contemporary
Multiple Selves, Noise Media Art Fair This is the first gallery show I've done in a long time. With Vedica Gallery and curator Cecilia...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6ba0f4_786bc6914d55432f9df982762d0fdc96~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/6ba0f4_786bc6914d55432f9df982762d0fdc96~mv2.webp)
![Is It Art?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6ba0f4_786bc6914d55432f9df982762d0fdc96~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_459,h_345,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6ba0f4_786bc6914d55432f9df982762d0fdc96~mv2.webp)
Is It Art?
Here are some images that came up when I typed "art" into the search bar for my Google Photos account: I grew up in a family of makers...
![Angels in the Architecture](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e32b3_9464c08e5a184c7aa064bbcd3e5a6776~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_459,h_345,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/4e32b3_9464c08e5a184c7aa064bbcd3e5a6776~mv2.webp)
Angels in the Architecture
I have been working with Marjorie Guyon, the conceptual artist behind the I Was Here project on a new way to put murals into public space...
![Freakonomics Interview](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e32b3_50aab9a7332d4c64ae712365afbb3909~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_296,h_81,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/4e32b3_50aab9a7332d4c64ae712365afbb3909~mv2.webp)
Freakonomics Interview
I’ve always wanted to be one of those people confident enough to share their failures publicly. I finally got the chance when...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e32b3_e03919ef48e946dba1d00b514fdb2928~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/4e32b3_e03919ef48e946dba1d00b514fdb2928~mv2.webp)
![Troubleshooting Guide to the Human Condition](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e32b3_e03919ef48e946dba1d00b514fdb2928~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_459,h_345,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4e32b3_e03919ef48e946dba1d00b514fdb2928~mv2.webp)
Troubleshooting Guide to the Human Condition
Creative people have active imaginations, which sometimes gets us into trouble - imagining problems that aren't there, disguising one...
A Veil of Dragon Scales (Prototype)
Look at how this hanging veil of dragon scales creates three experiences: 1) the surface changes colors as you look through it and the...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e32b3_7bd48d85faec48bc941ac11a41b3328a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/4e32b3_7bd48d85faec48bc941ac11a41b3328a~mv2.webp)
![Celestial Artwork: Sculptures Inspired by the Cosmos](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e32b3_7bd48d85faec48bc941ac11a41b3328a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_459,h_345,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4e32b3_7bd48d85faec48bc941ac11a41b3328a~mv2.webp)
Celestial Artwork: Sculptures Inspired by the Cosmos
For the 40,000 years humanity has been creating art, people have been inspired by the night skies. Some of my work is inspired by our...
![A Beautiful Studio Artpiece that Surprises](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e32b3_ebeaa2900e2c4a1180253dd58e5a6108~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_459,h_345,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/4e32b3_ebeaa2900e2c4a1180253dd58e5a6108~mv2.webp)
A Beautiful Studio Artpiece that Surprises
Sometimes it’s nice to make art guided more by a slow beauty than by ideas. I recently made a studio artpiece that colors the space...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e32b3_7cac85222051492fb57c04ccac82e629~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/4e32b3_7cac85222051492fb57c04ccac82e629~mv2.webp)
![Multiple Selves: An Interactive Artpiece](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e32b3_7cac85222051492fb57c04ccac82e629~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_459,h_345,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4e32b3_7cac85222051492fb57c04ccac82e629~mv2.webp)
Multiple Selves: An Interactive Artpiece
I make art to explore ideas and discover new experiences. Most of the art I make is interactive, which means that I often discover the...
![My Interview in Sculpture Magazine](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e32b3_3cba78f94fbb40bf95db0e19d7496ef8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_459,h_345,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/4e32b3_3cba78f94fbb40bf95db0e19d7496ef8~mv2.webp)
My Interview in Sculpture Magazine
Thanks to Hilary Stunda with Sculpture Magazine for asking great questions. I answer questions about influences, moving from studio art...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a170c_7c6621555b3a4778b46fa9ce2b1424e6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/9a170c_7c6621555b3a4778b46fa9ce2b1424e6~mv2.webp)
![Chinook Arc: Seven Years Later](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a170c_7c6621555b3a4778b46fa9ce2b1424e6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_459,h_345,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9a170c_7c6621555b3a4778b46fa9ce2b1424e6~mv2.webp)
Chinook Arc: Seven Years Later
The paradox of Chinook Arc was that it had to appear delicate and ethereal but also has had to endure repeat encounters, extreme weather...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a170c_720688980d3446a792cfa36b991edcd4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/9a170c_720688980d3446a792cfa36b991edcd4~mv2.webp)
![Sculptural Artwork for Rooftops](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a170c_720688980d3446a792cfa36b991edcd4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_459,h_345,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9a170c_720688980d3446a792cfa36b991edcd4~mv2.webp)
Sculptural Artwork for Rooftops
I recently had a chance to create art for a rooftop garden in an urban setting. It was a dense site and required thinking carefully about...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a170c_5c03373e458447c0a477454efd857afa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/9a170c_5c03373e458447c0a477454efd857afa~mv2.webp)
![Works in Glass](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a170c_5c03373e458447c0a477454efd857afa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_459,h_345,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9a170c_5c03373e458447c0a477454efd857afa~mv2.webp)
Works in Glass
Artisans of the late Middle Ages crafted the largest and most long-lived colored images in human history. Many of the monumental stained...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a170c_67c2bb69e06c4b9fa10a7bba1b02a705~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/9a170c_67c2bb69e06c4b9fa10a7bba1b02a705~mv2.webp)
![Sculptures that Respond to the Sun](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a170c_67c2bb69e06c4b9fa10a7bba1b02a705~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_459,h_345,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9a170c_67c2bb69e06c4b9fa10a7bba1b02a705~mv2.webp)
Sculptures that Respond to the Sun
I’ve been experimenting with dichroic films to lend vibrant color to some sculptures that I'm planning for a sun-drenched urban site....
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a170c_95cb0f3449774cacaf2ea486053289a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/9a170c_95cb0f3449774cacaf2ea486053289a0~mv2.webp)
![Kinetic Dichroic Sculptures](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a170c_95cb0f3449774cacaf2ea486053289a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_459,h_345,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9a170c_95cb0f3449774cacaf2ea486053289a0~mv2.webp)
Kinetic Dichroic Sculptures
Seven new models exploring kinetic art for outdoor spaces I've long been fascinated by dichroic films - thin metallic coatings on glass...
![](https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-z7wy4fRZ3NyNRZws-23Qr3Q-t500x500.jpg)
![Joseph O'Connell Featured on KXCI's Artistories Podcast](https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-z7wy4fRZ3NyNRZws-23Qr3Q-t500x500.jpg)
Joseph O'Connell Featured on KXCI's Artistories Podcast
Check out KXCI Community Radio's newest episode of the Artistories Podcast featuring Joseph O'Connell. KXCI Radio is a diverse,...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a170c_09511c92f7514d53b59582e0b353c1d0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/9a170c_09511c92f7514d53b59582e0b353c1d0~mv2.webp)
![Video Essay: Art for the Fifth Space](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a170c_09511c92f7514d53b59582e0b353c1d0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_459,h_345,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9a170c_09511c92f7514d53b59582e0b353c1d0~mv2.webp)
Video Essay: Art for the Fifth Space
In the last few years I’ve been thinking about, experimenting with, and designing art specifically for the semi-wild areas that are...
![Why Not Just Take a Hike? Questions About the Fifth Space](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a170c_ea5a5cbea1494ce8afa10d0cba145109~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_459,h_345,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/9a170c_ea5a5cbea1494ce8afa10d0cba145109~mv2.webp)
Why Not Just Take a Hike? Questions About the Fifth Space
I am enthusiastic about art that facilitates our connection with nature, heightens our experience of the cosmos, and recalls our long...
bottom of page