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      <image:title>Sculpture - Dervish (2024)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Private Collection, Wilmington, NC dimensions: 12’X5’X4’ materials: Mirror and brushed stainless steel “Dervish” dances in the dabbled sunlight which shines into a refined coastal garden. It acts like a large “Gazing Ball” which are said to serve a garden by reflecting to the human eye the beauty which is already there.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Sculpture - Creek Dancers (2024)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Splinter Creek Community, Taylor, MS dimensions: 18’X12”X87’ materials: Earthcast reinforced concrete with iron oxide color Beginning as a series of charcoal drawings of the movements of a female modern dancer, this earth cast work adds ever changing vistas for the Splinter Creek community which surrounds the adjacent lake and area.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Sculpture - Flu (2016)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Kinston, NC dimensions: Seven “Barns” @ 28’ X 18” X 16’, Site 200’ length materials: Earthcast reinforced concrete and iron oxide Named after the process of “Flu” curing tobacco and sited on the location of a former tobacco warehouse, this work speaks to the long tradition of the local tobacco industry, and particularly the iconic scale and proportions the disappearing southern tobacco barn. Each “barn” was cast on a furrowed field adjacent to the sculpture site.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Sculpture - Forum (2014)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Performing Arts &amp; Humanities Building, Baltimore, Maryland dimensions: 20' × 80' site, eight arches up to 30' in height materials: Earthcasting (reinforced concrete with iron oxide cast in molds dug from the earth), granite, lights Installed at the new Performing Arts &amp; Humanities Building at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Forum delineates an outdoor gathering place with large vertical earthcast arches, smaller square granite seating elements, and soft evening lighting. Designed as a metaphor for the content which links the performing arts with the humanities, the sculpture also creates an inviting outdoor space—part stage, part gathering place—for a community to engage with one another.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Sculpture - Across the Grain (2011)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Corner of Harper &amp; Church Street, downtown Lenoir, North Carolina dimensions: 26' × 26' × 3' materials: Earthcasting (reinforced concrete with iron oxide cast in molds dug from the earth), steel Commissioned by the Caldwell Arts Council and sited in a park in the heart of the town of Lenoir, North Carolina, the large earthcast concrete circular form with jagged, toothy edges rises 26 feet above the ground. Referencing the water wheels, saw mills, and furniture factories that historically provided an economic basis for the town’s stability, the sculpture exudes optimism for future public endeavors, including the county's large collection of public art.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Sculpture - Terroir (2008)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: private residence dimensions: 30' high × 10' × 12' materials: Earthcasting (reinforced concrete with iron oxide cast in molds dug from the earth) Rising thirty feet from the ground, two graceful forms curve into one another in vertical swoops of earthcast concrete that glow with the iron oxide of the soil with which they were created. Forming an open vessel shape that swells slightly as it rises from an open field, the privately commissioned sculpture acts as a focusing beauty mark to the surrounding field.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Sculpture - Phuket Cheddi</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Phuket, Thailand dimensions: 50' × 16' × 16' materials: Earthcasting (reinforced concrete with iron oxide cast in molds dug from the earth), glass bottles Perched high on a slope overlooking the Andaman Sea on the largest island in Thailand. At 50 feet high and 16 feet around, Phuket Cheddi’s conical form is visible from both the land and the sea below. The privately commissioned sculpture pays pays homage to the natural beauty of the setting in its struggle to exist amidst rampant development. The roughness of earthcast concrete surface and the cracks, holes, and empty bottles pierced throughout the piece create places for local insects to come and go at will.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Sculpture - Furrow</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: North of Scaleybark Station, Charlotte, North Carolina dimensions: 18' high x 30' across materials: Earthcasting (reinforced concrete with iron oxide cast in molds dug from the earth) Visible from the light rail line south of uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, FURROW’s six monumental earthcast disks dance by the passenger, three on either side of the tracks. Inspired by the harrow disks used for centuries to cultivate farmland, the forms pay tribute to the location’s agricultural past.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Sculpture - Gyre</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: NC Museum of Art,Raleigh, North Carolina dimensions: 18' × 18' × 150' materials: Earthcasting (reinforced concrete with iron oxide cast in molds dug from the earth) Part of the permanent collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, North Carolina, Gyre soars 18 feet into the sky alongside a greenway trail within the museum’s 164-acre Museum Park. Cast horizontally on site in the earth itself, and then lifted by crane and set on its footing, the three monumental rings in this piece represent the artist’s lifelong study of the interplay between man and nature. Gyre derives its name from a poem by W.B. Yeats, who conceived of history as the complex movement of a spiral.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Sculpture - Nest</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: private collection dimensions: 16' × 10' × 10' materials: Earthcasting (reinforced concrete with iron oxide cast in molds dug from the earth) A private commission, Nest rises over a large, restored field between the Allegheny and Shenandoah Mountains in Southwestern Virginia. Nest’s stacked, earthcast structure serves as a waypoint for the landowners and surrounding farm community. The rough earthcast exterior and stepped interior accessed by various diameter holes and slots serves as a habitat for birds, bugs, and bats.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Public Art - Breath of Gods (2020)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Union Station, Raleigh, NC Commissioned By Raleigh Public Art and Design dimensions: 1,111 24” X 24” lazer-cut panels. Approx. 4,500 sq. Ft. materials: Brushed, mirror, and patinaed stainless steel</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Public Art - Curveball (2010)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Washington Nationals Stadium, Washington DC dimensions: Approximately 560' L × 50' H × 8' D materials: Polished stainless steel, cables, LED lights Curveball contains 30 stainless steel spheres—each nearly seven feet in diameter—arranged to hang from two parking decks. The placement and spin of each sphere represents a sinking fast pitch coming at ballpark visitors from the eastern deck, and an ascending hit emanating from the visitor at the western deck. By day, the surrounding city is reflected unto the spheres. By night, an ever-changing light show projects colors unto the parking deck and its inhabitants. Commissioned and originally owned by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, DC Creates Public Art Program. Funded in part by the Washington Convention and Sports Authority.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Public Art - Shimmer Wall (2009)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, North Carolina dimensions: 210' wide × 44' high materials: Aluminum, steel, programmable LEDs Nearly 80,000 four-inch aluminum panels together depict an oak tree which flutters in the breeze. Shimmer Wall artfully screens HVAC equipment on the western wall of the city of Raleigh's Convention Center. At night, the wall glows with LED light which slowly fades from color to color in an ode to the sunset.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Public Art - Corpus Collosum (2009)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado dimensions: Approximately 1200' L × 10' H × 20’ W materials: Stainless steel, earthcasting (reinforced concrete with iron oxide cast in molds dug from the earth), terrazzo, lights Corpus Collosum on the Anschutz Medical Campus at the University of Colorado is bookended by two fourteen-foot-diameter spheres, one made of roughhewn concrete and the other a smoothly reflective stainless steel. Between these bookends, a series of outdoor “rooms” are provided for passersby. Each room includes seating, lighting, and power for mobile devices. The outdoor spaces are designed to provide different types of gathering places: some contemplative, some playful.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Public Art - Ripple Gates (2018)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, Tampa, Florida dimensions: five elements: 35'x 8'x 12' materials: precast concrete, stainless steel, lights Ripple Gates reflects on the past through its massive concrete pylons similar to adjacent bridges and bulkheads along the river edge. The playful stainless “ripple” assembly connects to the contemporary recreational uses of the sparkling river surface. By loosely forming gateways at important pedestrian intersections, Ripple Gates welcomes all citizens and visitors to the public use of its riverfront.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Public Art - Sunflowers (2024)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Dix Park, Raleigh, NC Commissioned by Dix Park Conservancy dimensions: 2 Power poles at 73’X42’X42’</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Public Art - Cairn's Course (2020)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Greensboro, NC Commissioned by Greensboro Downtown Greenway, LLC dimensions: Approx. 9,000 sq ft park Including spiral sidewalks, stage, graphic stepping stones, and three towers with the tallest at 22 feet. materials: Earthcast and poured-in-place concrete, stainless steel, and lights</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Public Art - Between Sky and Earth (2021)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Texas Tech Univ. Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX dimensions: 15,000 Sq. Ft. Plaza materials: 23 Wind Vanes, 420’ Earthcast retaining walls, stainless steel, hand-tooled concrete, stone, plant materials, and custom lighting</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Public Art - Standing Water (2023)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Albuquerque, NM Commissioned by the Dept. of Arts and Culture, Albuquerque, NM dimensions: 15.5’ X 10” X 85’ materials: Earthcast reinforced concrete, hand-tooled textures, iron oxide colors</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Public Art - Main Terrain (2013)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Main Terrain Urban Park, Chattanooga, Tennessee dimensions: 1.72 acres materials: Earthcasting (reinforced concrete with iron oxide cast in molds dug from the earth), Corten steel, terrazzo, mechanical system Main Terrain exists at the termination point of long-abandoned rail lines in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Main Terrain celebrates the act of “bringing together” in various ways. The work represents the bridging of physical space between the city’s convention center and its renovated “main street” and other surrounding communities. Main Terrain’s interactive elements encourage visitors to move through and use the park, which also serves as a sophisticated storm water retention and re-use area.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Public Art - Jury Garden (2005)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Pinellas County Justice Center, Clearwater, FL dimensions: 5' × 70' × 70' materials: Earthcasting (reinforced concrete with iron oxide cast in molds dug from the earth), pigment, stone, terrazzo, plant materials Jury Garden reflects on the legal mandate for a trial by jury with twelve large conical earthcast vessels mounted on twelve plinths, each similar but not identical, representing the twelve members of a jury. Red and white ornamental grasses grow in two distinct patterns around the jury figures, echoing the arguments for the defense and the prosecution.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Public Art - Steward (2007)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Water Services Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada materials: Earthcasting (reinforced concrete with iron oxide cast in molds dug from the earth), concrete, terrazzo, pigment Steward was created in collaboration with a team of Canadian architects for the City of Calgary’s Water Services Center. The work both funnels rainwater on the site along handcrafted runnels into cisterns for summer irrigation, and pronounces itself a visual symbol of the sought-after balance between nature and mankind. Multiple earthcast vessels speak to the delicate balance between the natural rhythms of precipitation and the need of humans to collect, channel, and contain water.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Exhibitions - Cynefin (2017)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, New York dimensions: varied painting materials: White laminated Masonite panel, roofing tar, Kilz paint, water-based acrylic floor sealer. sculpture materials: Earthcasting (reinforced concrete with iron oxide cast in molds dug from the earth) “Cynefin” (pronounced ku-nev-in) references a primal, fierce attachment to a part of the land. Cynefin is an ongoing exhibition at the Cheryl Hazan Gallery in Manhattan (through May 27, 2017) of sculptures and paintings by American artist Thomas Sayre. The exhibition showcases the artist's relationship between human-made objects and the land from which they have sprung. Recent paintings made with roofing tar and Kilz paint on Masonite panels are featured, as well as a number of earthcastings.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Exhibitions - White Gold (2016-17)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh, North Carolina Exhibition originated at the Cameron Art Museum, Raleigh, NC, 2016 Mississippi Museum of Art, 2017-18 Blowing Rock Art and History Museum, 2018-19 Tampa Museum of Art, 2020-21 dimensions:Thicket: 14 panels, 4' × 6' × 1/8" each. Row: 10 panels, 4' × 8' × 1/8" each. Barn: 3 panels 1/8" thick, two 4' × 8' and one 5' × 10'. Track: 18 earthcastings, approx. 18" x× 60" each. materials: White laminated Masonite panel with roofing tar, Kilz paint, water-based acrylic floor sealer (paintings). Earthcasting (reinforced concrete with iron oxide cast in molds dug from the earth), acrylic sealer on 2" wood plinth (sculptures).      White Gold was an exhibition at the Contemporary Art Museum in Raleigh. White Gold included three large-scale murals about the growing of cotton in the American South (Thicket, Row, and Barn series), accompanied by concrete earthcasts representing furrows in a cotton field (Track series). The murals were made on panel board with mud, tar, and resin. A laborious and layered process allowed the artist to rub, scrape, tear at, and gouge the surfaces to reveal shapes that morphed into seeds, skulls, flowers, and other abstractions.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Exhibitions - Thomas Sayre: New Work (2008)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Gregg Museum of Art &amp; Design Raleigh, North Carolina dimensions: 3' tall × 6'2" × 6'2" sculptures; varied paintings materials: Earthcasting (reinforced concrete with iron oxide cast in molds dug from the earth) (sculptures); molten welding metal on wood (paintings) An exhibition at the Gregg Museum of Art &amp; Design at NC State University. In the foreground, each Tree Spade Vessel is made from a unique casting made from reinforced concrete shot directly into earthen molds dug by a large, industrial tree spade. The earthcastings establish a balance between human-made and nature-made. The Tree Paintings series in the background are made from the effects of molten welding metal spread scattershot across wooden panels.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Exhibitions - In Trance (1993)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina dimensions: 10' × 14' × 12' material: Concrete The installation, now housed at a permanent location on a wooded private residence, provides a symbol as the gateway or threshold to another place. Built from concrete, the work is an early example of materials and forms that the artist would go on to study in great depth.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Exhibitions - Middleground (1991)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina dimensions: 8' × 40' × 20' materials: Steel, concrete, fiberglass, shoes A site-specific project, the work captures a special memory from the artist’s childhood on the New England coast. Water is depicted by the swirling current of over a hundred cast-off shoes. In this case, water is seen as a means of both transportation and personal freedom.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Exhibitions - Scarecrow Beach (1988)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: St. Johns Museum of Art [now Cameron Art Museum], Wilmington, North Carolina dimensions: 16' × 22' × 5' materials: Wood, sheet lead, plaster, recycled floor tile, and paint  Here, the artist drew from memories and dreams of beach structures like lifeguard chairs, cabanas, or boat houses for inspiration.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Exhibitions - Anne Frank (1991)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Kennedy Theater, Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh, North Carolina dimensions: 16' H × 12' W × 12' D materials: Wood, fabric scrim, lights The art installation provided insight into the life of a young girl whose experience during World War II changed the world's perception.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Exhibitions - Four Walls (2024-25)</image:title>
      <image:caption>location: Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington NC</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Painting - Cross</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Cross series began as an extended Lenten meditation decades ago which the artist has returned many times since. The cross in its simplest form—the Greek cross, an equilateral crossroads—acts as a meeting ground between abstract art and the traditions of religious representation. Many of Sayre’s very physical acts of mark-making come into play here. About one piece made with a welding torch on wood, Sayre says, “The burning speaks to the violence of the Easter story of the Crucifixion, of the evil which we humans are all too capable of doing. The burning also speaks, however, of the resurrection, of the faith that beauty can come from destruction, that there is life after death. I am very interested in how violent marks can be both frightening and beautiful at the same time.” Above: From “Cross” series, 20”X20”, gouged wood panel, 2004</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>For several decades, Thomas Sayre has made work from the effects of bullets ripping into materials like metal, wood, and plastic. The resulting marks are varied, powerful, and elicit an immediate response in the viewer. The physicality inherent in torching his Smoke paintings or gouging the layers of tar and paint in the Tar series, becomes more loaded still with the violent effects of various projectile penetrations including armor piercing bullets through steel. In this technique clearly the message and the medium are comingled. Above: “American Flag, 1” 48”X96”, Gunshot steel and burned and painted wood, 2006</image:caption>
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