“‘Bigfoot’ is a nine-foot tall sculpture that is freestanding and earth mounted. ‘Bigfoot’ expresses incompleteness and a searching feeling that comes from a recurring dream I’ve experienced since childhood. The sculpture uses layers of open linear construction to define its large shape, while allowing a view of the interior in an intimate and visually satisfying manner. The trans-cultural experience of serving 2 years in the Peace Corps (in a remote village in Ghana, West Africa) profoundly affected my aesthetic sensibility. Salvaged steel is either automotive or agricultural in nature. Osage Orange is an indigenous wood used for its weather-resistant characteristics, as a reference to indigenous peoples. The scale of the work is intended to make an adult-sized person awaken to the feeling of smallness from childhood.”

David Werdin-Kennicott (Smiling Dave) is a Lawrence sculptor currently enrolled at KU as a graduate student. He has worked as a goldsmith, glass blower, stonemason, and as a metal furniture fabricator.