I have always found beauty and inspiration in small and seemingly insignificant items. Take an ordinary wooden match for instance; it’s not generally an object that invokes amazement or even a moment of thought. A match is just almost too tiny to bother considering, and at first glance, a collection of matches seems like just a bunch of wooden sticks. But closer inspection reveals that each one is an individual. And a burnt match, one that has fulfilled its purpose, is a match that has been shaped and formed in a way that is unique to it alone. The burning produces features, character, and personality, just as the experiences that we undergo in life forms our unique physical and psychological traits. In creating a match that is roughly 96 times larger than life-size, I invite the viewer to enjoy and contemplate the way that an ordinary object can become a metaphor for the human experience.

burned out 6"X6"x8ft. wood	my perfect match one 6X6X8ft. wood (best in show biannale 2003)	the match game 6x6X8ft. wood
match this 6X6X8ft.	match made in heaven 6X6X8ft. wood	match maker 6x6x8ft. wood SOLD
Gene Rayburn 6x6x*ft. wood	my perfect match two 6x6x8ft. wood SOLD