About My 32 Professional Years as an Artist

This 21 foot long grouping of individual 7 foot long ribbons is in an exclusive Healthcare office space in La Jolla's Hyatt Regency.  The ribbons flexed easily to fit the curved wall.

This 28 ft long grouping was placed in SDSU's Love Library and the dedication for the Library was done in front of it.  No other artist has ever been able to duplicate this work-- it is unique to me.  

I use actual 24K Gold Leafing.   Many colors and textures can be commissioned-- from luminous transparencies to the opaques. There is actual depth and transparency to the Ribbon surface. This work is time consuming and extremely difficult to do-- about like a photo real portrait.  I stopped doing it for about 15 years due to concerns about toxicity.  It cannot be done in mass production; now I must work outside and protect myself with a heavy respirator and huge fan.  At one stage in the work as the resin is cured-- there is heat and pressure involved-- with a time margin of just a few seconds!  It is a process I came up with on my  own, and it has never been duplicated by anyone.  I have never found anyone that can help me to do this.  It is truly Fine Art.  Once the process is completed-- no toxicity remains.  

A quick overview of how ribbons are mounted onto the wall:  after laying them flat on the floor on top of a sheet of plastic-- a basic design is created by moving each individual ribbon to fit the desired space shape.  Next, a magic marker tracing of the ribbons is made on the plastic.  Next, the plastic is taped onto the wall to visualize the design.  Adjustments to the design can easily be made at this point.  Then, the ribbons are individually "spring loaded" onto nails to secure them onto the plastic.  The plastic is pulled away to reveal the finished work.  Voila!  Art.   The entire process usually goes very quickly....

I maintain a nice collection of white ribbon elements~ 

Yes there is a possibility of  "Instant Art".

I often can bring several ready made ribbons to your space to help visualize the possibilities.  Sometimes they are just exactly that the client is looking for.  Colors fit perfectly.  Do you need something more simple or complex?   Pricing is very reasonable on this newest offering of white pearl ribbons.  Please contact me for a quote: nc4art@gmail.com

These ribbons are extremely durable-- I have some that are over 25 years old-- that have been outside most of the time.  They still look new.  Many works can be installed outside -- if under an alcove.  They will not fade.  They are not fragile-- the white and the gold colors just fool you into thinking they are...