Otters

Zombie Otter

"Need brains... or coffee"

" You Otter Breakdance"

"John Travotter"

"Hold It"

"Diva"

"Potty Dance"

Sixty Years in Sixty Days,
A Whimsical Journey through the Chinese Zodiac

This series of sixty paintings was completed within a two month period using pastels and gouache. I am currently working to translate this work into a series of ceramic ware.

In Chinese astrology the zodiac of twelve animal signs represents twelve different types of personality. The sixty-year cycle consists of two separate cycles interacting with each other.

The first cycle is the Five Elements in order Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water.

The second is the cycle of the twelve Zodiac animal signs. They are in order as follows: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep/ram, monkey, rooster, dog, and boar/pig.

2009
Year of the Earth Ox

The Year of the Rat

Wood Rat

1924 and 1984

Fire Rat

1936 and 1996

Earth Rat
1948 and 2008

Metal Rat

1960 and 2020

Water Rat

1972 and 2032

Year of the Ox

Wood Ox

1925 and 1985

Fire Ox

1937 and 1997

Earth Ox
1949 and 2009

Metal Ox

1961 and 2021

Water Ox

1973 and 2033

Year of the Tiger

Fire Tiger

1926 and 1986

Earth Tiger

1938 and 1998

Metal Tiger
1950 and 2010

Water Tiger

1962 and 2022

Wood Tiger

1974 and 2034

Year of the Rabbit

Fire Rabbit

1927 and 1987

Earth Rabbit

1939 and 1999

Metal Rabbit
1951 and 2011

Water Rabbit

1963 and 2023

Wood Rabbit

1975 and 2035

Year of the Dragon

Earth Dragon

1928 and 1988

Metal Dragon

1940 and 2000

Water Dragon
1952 and 2012

Wood Dragon

1964 and 2024

Fire Dragon

1976 and 2036

Year of the Snake

Earth Snake

1929 and 1989

Metal Snake

1941 and 2001

Water Snake
1953 and 2013

Wood Snake

1965 and 2025

Fire Snake

1977 and 2037

Year of the Horse

Metal Horse

1930 and 1990

Water Horse

1942 and 2002

Wood Horse

1954 and 2014


Fire Horse
1966 and 2026

Earth Horse

1978 and 2038

Year of the Ram

Metal Ram

1931 and 1991

Water Ram

1943 and 2003

Wood Ram
1955 and 2015

Fire Ram

1967 and 2027

Earth Ram/Ewe

1979 and 2039

Year of the Monkey

Water Monkey

1932 and 1992

Wood Monkey

1944 and 2004

Fire Monkey
1956 and 2016

Earth Monkey

1968 and 2028

Metal Monkey

1980 and 1940