1996, Cleveland Transit Station Bench, "Native American Settlements"

The first of six benches showed scenes of fishing and canoe building on the Cuyahoga River during the Whittlesey Period, 1000 to 1600 AD. This theme was not in my original design. It was suggested to me by Hunter Morrison, then the director of Cleveland City Planning. Thanks!

"Are We There Yet?",Public Art Commission, 1996, Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

Only a printmaker would think of sandblasting deep lines in 1/2" thick glass, and wiping black enamel into them. When dry the surface was scraped clean with a razor blade. There are six bench-wind screens on the East bank of the Cuyahoga River. They are like huge intaglio plates that I inked and never printed. I have worked on printing a set of smaller etchings based on these images.