October 2, 2008   GChris Sculpture
         Gallery 
TITLE W x H TYPE Message  Price 
911 4' x 4' Metal Mobile Memorializes the lives lost and destroyed in the September 11th chaos by portraying the multiple significance of "911" -- 911 the emergency, 9/11 the date, and 9-11 the time.  $     3,520
a balanced relationship of one to many [private owner] 2' x 1' Wood & Metal Mobile As is true for any object and the rest of the universe, challenges people to create and hold the balanced relationship between a person and many persons.  $     1,100
a delicate heart beats strongly [private owner] 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Mobile Counters traditional thinking by celebrating the power of the delicate heart.  $       726
a flight of whimsey 4' x 3' Wood & Metal Mobile Shedding straight-jacketed thinking, whimsical creatures celebrate the lighter side of life and flights of fantasy.  $     1,716
a more perfect union 4' x 4' Metal Mobile Challenges us to achieve a more perfect union of people, states and nations.  $     4,600
a mother's soft embrace [private owner] 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile A mother's soft embrace provides great comfort and shelter amidst life's chaos.  $       660
above & beyond the monolithic 12' x 12'  Metal Mobile With the monolith in foreground, forces are driving through and by the monolith indicating a higher force with the circle suggesting the "whole" from which higher power may come.  $   14,000
absolute spirit 6' x 3' Metal Mobile By each one of us interacting constructively with the whole, that is the earth and its people, we bring about "absolute spirit", a high point in the development of the human species.  $     3,900
absolutely whimsical 1' x 2' Wood & Metal Mobile Whimsical thought has its greatest power when imagination plays and then is brought back and integrated to real life and then is a launching pad for the next flight of imagination.  $     1,100
accidental occurrence 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile Challenges people to cherish life's surprises, as in the accidental drawing together of two whimsical people,  $       660
alive in the shelter of the forest 1' x 1' Glass & Metal Mobile As light moves through the green, a sense of life, lightness and mobility comes, but only to those who carefully take it in.  $       924
all the good that must be done   Metal Mobile    $     5,800
america, heroic spirits 1' x 3' Wood & Metal Stabile With memories embraced, celebrates the great power of individual and collective spirits unleashed on September 11, 2001.  $     7,200
america, home of the free 1' x 2' Wood & Metal Stabile As we celebrate "America, home of the free", great responsibility rests on our shoulders, a responsibility we often fail to meet here and in the rest of the world.  $     2,808
anglescape -- protected being 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile Amidst the abstract, angular landscape, a being is protected by the environment and being lifted to greater heights.  $       792
as you will 9' x 11' Metal Mobile Great, positive change is powered by individual and higher being's will to effect change.  $     3,000
aspirant star 5' x 5' Metal Mobile Originating and emanating from the center of a star, human aspiration expressed in terms of spiraling out from the star's center into the whole universe.  $     2,000
aspire 1' x 2' Wood & Metal Stabile Drawing from religious and non-religious images of spires, a being (person) develops further, moving from the safety of the arches up through aspiring, surrounding scape.  $     2,640
balancing dischord and harmony 3' x 1' Wood, Metal & Glass Mobile Bringing together the symbolism of a musical scale with the glass indicating dischord and the bars indicating harmony, their constructive interaction brings both joy and growth to the human spirit.  $     1,210
be strong amidst chaos 1' x 1' Metal & Granite Stabile Challenges us all to be strong when we face and are in the midst of chaos  $     2,500
becoming one (twice) 1' x 1' Wood, Metal & Stone Stabile Out of a curving landscape (curvescape) built on the solid rock foundation,  is our becoming one with the universe and being whole.  $     1,001
becomings intersecting 2' x 2' Wood & Metal Mobile Within life's circle, "becomings", that is our growth as individuals and a people, are occurring simultaneously and intersecting positively within and with life's circle.  $       605
beginning threads 1' x 3' Metal Mobile    $       520
being amidst chaos 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Mobile In the midst of chaos, each of us can retain balance, survive and thrive.  $       792
being and unabridged [private owner] 3' x 2' Wood Stabile Though bridges exist and provide safe crossing, each of us can "be" and "thrive" without it in a delicate balance soaring above.  $     1,452
being at the intersection of heaven and earth 3' x 2' Metal Mobile We as human beings exist where heaven and earth intersect.  We must grow as the human species by recognizing that both are and are not part of our being and building upon that knowledge.  $     1,210
being in anglescape 1' x 1' Glass, Wood & Metal Stabile Within the world (anglescape), we can achieve a whole sense of being as a world and, within that world, experience a full sense of life as individual beings.  $       550
being in chaos 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile Challenges that we as human beings can fully "be" within the balancing of chaos and order.  $       660
being in imbalance 1' x 2' Wood & Metal Stabile Challenges that even in an imbalanced world, we as human beings can still survive and thrive.  $       605
being in off-balanced pentagon 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Mobile Even in the unusual world of an "off-balanced pentagon", there are people (beings) that exist, remain in balance and thrive.  There are many who don't.  There are many outside who suffer and do not survive.  $       660
being in three dimensions 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile As human beings we are suspended and  held but still move positively within the world's three dimensions.  $       792
being just in balance 2' x 2' Wood Stabile The scales of justice and we are barely in balance and highly dependent upon each other.   $     1,925
being obtuse 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile Stresses that being obtuse at times does not prevent our fully being (that is, fully developed as human beings).  $       550
being on the pendulum 1' x 2' Wood & Metal Stabile At times, we need to be within protective arches so that life and being, as does a pendulum, can move in and progress through time.  $       792
being supported by many 1' x 2' Wood & Metal Stabile We as human beings survive and thrive via the support of many "hands" and as at least one other, in suspension, awaits nearby.  $       847
being with rose 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile A tribute to people with whom we can be comfortably and become much more.  $       660
being with the earthly riverflow 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile Call for our being and oneness with the earth and with the earth's lifeblood (riverflow).  $       660
being, but obtuse 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile Even when we achieve fullness as human "beings", aspects of our being remain obtuse to ourselves and others.  $     1,056
beyond the monolithic 2' x 2' Metal Mobile With the powerful monolith confronting us, forces are driving through and by it and thus indicate an even higher force, with the circle suggesting the "whole" from which may come higher power.  $     1,320
bingo [private owner] 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile A light tribute to one person's love of the game and the stability and mobility it brings.  $       528
boldly whimsical 2' x 4' Wood & Metal Mobile A bold expression of the "big whimsey" both as a union of lines, curves and circles and as people aggressively pushing their imagination beyond bounds.  $       726
bordering on the edge of freedom 3' x 4 Wood & Metal Stabile Expresses the exhilaration and risk of freedom moving through and outside of a sometimes constraining and sometimes supportive environment and being on the borderline between being within and breaking the bounds.  $     2,277
BR (Bailey Rae) [private owner] < 1' x 1' Metal Mobile In a world that can at times be impersonal, each of us should have at least one piece of art that is "personal".  $       600
breaking free 3' x 3' Wood & Metal Stabile Celebrates two human beings breaking free from the bounds of oppression and constraint, and, together, reaching freedom and "heaven".  $     1,573
carefully balancing competing interests 4' x 3' Wood & Metal Stabile Stresses the great care it takes to balance competing interests but also the great achievements it can produce.  $     3,400
change we believe in 1' x 3' Wood & Metal Stabile Against dark forces resistent to change, we are challenged to slice through for the change we believe in.    $     4,560
chaos and being in balance 2' x 2' Metal Mobile As we carefully balance our working through chaos and our growing as human beings, we must take into account even larger natural forces.  $     1,000
chaotic, but in balance 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Mobile Challenges us that even amidst chaos, life can survive and thrive in balance with that chaos.  $       605
chiming in with being 2' x 1' Wood & Metal Mobile Stresses how we achieve full being, as represented by the sun, but only with many supportive voices (presented by the chimes).  $       605
chiming in with being 2 1' x 2' Wood & Metal Mobile Stresses how we achieve full being, as represented by the sun, but only with many supportive voices (presented by the chimes).  $       605
chiming in with the forest 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Mobile Brings a sense of oneness with the forest and within the arches of the forest canopy.  $       726
congregation [private owner] 4' x 4' Metal Mobile Calls for us to form purposeful, constructive "congregations" as is a congregation of flighted creatures that forms and then moves in unison and harmony.  $     1,309
conjoin for the greater good 3' x 2' Wood & Metal Stabile Call for us as people to come together to achieve the common and greater good.  $     3,900
conjunction of being 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile Human beings lie within and have respect and comfort in the context of their lives.  $       858
conscientious objection 4' x 4' Metal Mobile Challenges to conscientiously object to the destructive forces to earth and its people.  $     4,020
creation in  balance 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Mobile Challenges that within "creation" are many types of creatures, including us, whose continued existence depends on the delicate balance within that existence.  $       792
creative blackspace 4 'x 2' Wood, Metal & Stone Stabile Providing space that is void and both linear and nonlinear and provding the basic building blocks of line, curve, and circle, challenges us to creatively act. $5,980
creature in balance 3' x 3' Wood & Metal Mobile A creature, human or not, lives an existence that is highly dependent on the delicate balance among all creatures.  $     1,650
creatures becoming beings 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Mobile All creatures, including human beings, continue to evolve within the sphere of our existence and to move toward full being.  $       792
crystallized relationships 1' x 1' Glass Mobile Celebrates relationships that have crystallized through time and caring effort.  $       660
curvescape -- rising above 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile In the abstract curvescape, we as human beings (sun) rise from and above the limits of our environment.  $       858
dick/sue/holly [private owner] 1' x 2' Wood & Metal Stabile Though subject to the pendulum of life, together we can protect ourselves and grow the life's many swings and twists.  $       605
don't hurt anymore 2' x 2' Metal Mobile Challenges the world's leaders to bring an end to war, with the call we "don't want you to hurt anymore."  $     3,960
eaglean flight 1' x 1' Metal Mobile An eagle's flight represents the philosophical search for absolute spirit and knowledge.  $       520
earth forsaken 2' x 2' Wood, Metal & Stone Stabile Earth, challenged by destructive forces, is forsaken. We are challenged to not forsake earth and to ensure its sustainment  $     2,850
embrace the vulnerable 2' x 2' Metal Mobile Calls upon us to embrace the vulnerable.  $       260
embracing being 1' x 1' Metal Mobile Creature in flight embracing the essence of being, itself being embraced by a higher being.  $       605
embracing beings in balance 1' x 2' Wood & Metal Stabile Even in two different worlds, we can tolerate and, even more, embrace different senses of being while sustaining a careful balance between the two worlds  $       605
embracing rose [private owner] 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile Celebrates the special gift of a soft embrace of a very special being (person).  $       792
embryonic beginning to being 3' x 3'' Wood & Metal Mobile Though seemingly constrained by the universe around it, an embryonic beginning of life is depicted as evolving to being and breaking free from the universe's constraints.  $     1,848
emerging being 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile Rising over an abstract landscape, the sun is the abstraction of an emerging being, rising with the recurrence of each new day  $       660
emerging out of the crucible 4' x 3' Wood & Metal Mobile Out of life's crucible, together the vulnerable and we, as the supportive force, must emerge and thrive.  $     4,000
encircled but free 4' x 4' Metal Mobile Though encircled and restrained, we remain free as the chimes signal and celebrate that freedom and the associated joy.  $     6,400
end the darkness, here comes the sun 6' x 4' Wood & Metal Mobile Challenges us to end the darkness (vulnerability) and let the sun (thriving) shine; also expresses the optimism that the darkness will end and here comes the sun; draws in part on George Harrison's song - "here comes the sun"  $     8,250
envelop that which we want to be 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile We search to make sense of and get our arms around what we can and are to be.  $       605
erupt, the deeply vulnerable 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile Challenges us to "erupt" the deeply vulnerable from the depths of their vulnerability. Sends a message to all that the deeply vulnerable themselves may erupt on their own with all ramifications of that action.  $     3,360
ever higher aspirations 3' x 4' Wood & Metal Mobile Challenges us to have ever higher aspirations as we reach to the stars and the moon and beyond  $     6,200
exponential human potential 2' x 2' Metal Mobile Challenging the pessimistic view of what humans can be, symbolizes the exponential nature of human beings' potential for growth.  $     3,190
eye of the one 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Mobile Speaks to the vision of what one can become and be.  $       550
feline threads 1' x 3' Metal Mobile Recognizing there are many different views of "heaven", this presents what might well be the feline view of the threads to and of heaven.  $       520
for the greater good 1' x 1' Wood, Metal & Stone Stabile Calls upon us to join together for the greater good.  $     2,880
forever [save the world] 2' x 4' Metal Mobile Challenges us to save the world and to understand this is forever, a neverending commitment.  $     3,300
fractured, but being whole 2' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile Even within an apparently fractured world, there is a renewed wholeness that comes from taking that broken world and creatively re-building it even better.  $     1,287
fractured, but rising 1' x 1' Wood, Metal & Stone Stabile Rising out of and building on a solid foundation, a "fractured" being survives and then thrives at a new level of being, more divers and still whole.  $       605
fragility of the monolithic 12' x 12'  Metal Mobile In a world where "monoliths" oppress everyone, especially the most vulnerable, "monoliths" are fragile to powerful counterforces and give way to freedom for us all, especially the most vulnerable.  $     9,800
freedom dance 3' x 3' Metal Mobile Celebration of freedom's dance high up in and through the ether.  $     1,540
from the many becomes being 4' x 2' Wood & Metal Mobile Breaking out of the heavens come the many forces joining as and becoming the being, the union of earth and its people.  $     1,760
GChris Studio [private owner] 3' x 3' Metal Mobile Signature logo for the artist GChris (Gary "Chris" Christopherson) and entrance piece to GChris Studio.  $       528
grace surprise growth [private owner] 1' x 1' Metal Mobile Captures and unites three persons' personal view of what is significant.  $       600
graceful ascent 1' x 2' Metal Mobile Celebrates the graceful ascent of people into "grace".  $     1,320
hearts interwoven 2' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile Celebrates the interlocking and interwoven nature of two persons' hearts and beings.  $     1,430
heaven's hands 1' x 1' Metal Mobile Reaching down from the heavens are supreme force(s) embracing us all.  $       968
honor soldiers, dishonor war 3' x 3' Wood & Metal Stabile Differentiating the prime target -- war -- from those who get caught up in war, the soldiers, war is be dishonored at the same time that the soldier's sacrifice is to be honored.  $     1,485
hope we can believe in 3' x 2' Metal Mobile Celebrates the hope that we can believe in.  $     2,530
human infestation 3' x 3' Wood & Metal Stabile Criticizes humans as an "infestation" of this planet and potentially of the universe and challenges us to live responsibly in the universe and to concert with other life.  $     4,800
imminent beginning of being 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Mobile Within the "womb" is the sense of being about to break free and be.  $       660
in defense of child's play 4' x 5' Wood & Metal Stabile Confronting the many threats to our children's lives and their need to "play" and develop, we stand strong together to shelter and defend them against all threats.  $     6,000
in human form 5' x 8' Metal Mobile Celebrates women in both forms of their sensuality -- in their adult form and during pregnancy.  $     2,700
in search of greater truth 4' x 4' Metal Mobile Calls upon us to search for the greater truth.  $     3,600
in support of  the children's movement < 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile Calls for us all to unite in support of children and protecting children's rights.  $       858
in support of fractured being 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Mobile Supports the concept of people (being) being apparently less than perfect, but being strong beings via diversity.  $       550
in support of sentient being 1' x 3' Wood & Metal Stabile The positive potential for the monolith to support an enveloped being who is free and sentient, subject to environmental forces.  $     1,144
in support of  the children's movement < 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile Calls for us all to unite in support of children and protecting children's rights.  $       860
inspired union 1' x 3' Wood & Metal Stabile Shows the power of joining forces to support being where the synergistic forces exceed the three individual forces, two individuals joining with a third force.  $     1,320
irradiated being 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Mobile As we achieve full being, our being gives off light and a bright sense of life.  $       660
ISS [private owner] 4' x 3' Metal Mobile When human systems fail the people they are to serve, people of good will must work within these systems to bring about needed change.  $     2,640
joining n' evolution 2' x 4' Metal Mobile Depicts evolution coming out of the joining of forces (early evolving creatures, natural forces) toward a larger, interrelated, progressive existence.  $       660
just some peace 4' x 4' Metal Mobile With parent and child caught in the middle of war comes the parent and child's sorrowful plea, a cry for "just some peace in this world and for them.  $     2,860
life's intervening spark 1' x 1' Metal Mobile Depicts life's beginning through the depiction of intervention by the "sparks" of life.  $     1,320
lift up from vulnerability 2' x 2' Metal Mobile Calls upon higher forces and challenges us all to join with the vulnerable so that we may all be lifted up from vulnerability.  $     1,320
living, breathing tapestry 4' x 2' Metal Mobile Celebrates life's exhilarating potential as a diverse, living breathing tapestry of shapes, sizes, movement and sound and challenges us to make the most of it.  $     4,180
maximizing human potential 4' x 4' Metal Mobile Calls for us to maximize human potential, but only in harmony with the rest of the universe.   $     4,000
moon-eyed whimsey 2' x 2' Wood & Metal Stabile Two whimsical creatures joining together and looking "moon-eyed" at each other.  $       770
moval -- being one in balance < 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile Depicts a person having achieved the high states of being and oneness and then keeping them moving positively and in balance.  $       858
moval -- one sustains mobility < 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile Depicts a sense of oneness with the world that allows a being to move, be sustained, and thrive in a changing world.  $       858
native massacre 3' x 3' Metal Mobile Calls for an end to and redress of the tragedy of native populations being "massacred" by invaders.  $     4,840
nature's portal [private owner] 1' x 1' Metal Stabile Challenges us to find ways (portals) to enter carefully into and live in concert with nature.  $     1,200
no more war 5' x 5' Wood & Metal Stabile Clarion call for no more war, with the spirit of "no more war" overwhelming the "barrier", an object symbolic of war and unacceptable loss of life.  $     3,740
notredeoppress 2' x 2' Metal Mobile Challenges those who would depress, repress or oppress other people.  Raises the moral question as to "why" people do this to other people.  Calls for good people to join in stopping those who depress, repress or oppress others.  $     1,100
obtuse, but on balance 1' x 1' Wood Mobile The asymmetry of an obtuse triangle (three forces) raises concern about its apparent weakness and imbalance.  The concern is put to rest as the strength and balance of the triangle (that is, three forces united) becomes evident.  $       858
one becoming whole 5' x 5' Wood & Metal Stabile Celebrates the ascendency of one's self, interacting and growing with the universe, becoming a whole (being).  $     8,064
one being 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Mobile Celebrates a person achieving a high level of being and a sense of oneness with that high state of being.  $       550
one in state of being 3' x 3' Wood & Metal Mobile Celebrates one's self being surrounded by and in a higher state of the "wholeness of being".  $     1,210
one in support  of the wholes 3' x 3' Wood & Metal Stabile Challenges each of us as a single being (one's self) to support the many different beings co-existing with us in the universe.  $     1,540
one, not one 2' x 3' Wood & Metal Stabile In the evolution of humans, there is the necessity of moving through oneness (self) and not oneness (selflessness) and successfully integrating both and rising to a higher state.  $     1,430
onerous 2' x 2' Wood & Metal Stabile A portrayal of the burden of war, an albatross around the neck of all touched by war  $     2,400
our hopes hang in the balance 6' x 3' Metal Mobile As we move through life, our hopes often seem to hang in the balance as life's events play out.    Calls for us to take control of our lives and not let the imprudent actions of others dash our hopes.  $     6,000
past is prologue 3' x 3' Metal Mobile Recognizing that the past is but prologue, challenges us to continually launch new beginnings that can lead to even greater heights of human achievement.  $     2,640
path out of vulnerability 3' x 3; Metal Mobile In the midst of chaos and vulnerability,  calls for us to join forces to successfully deal with the chaos and find and follow the path out of vulnerability.  $     4,080
peace movement [private owner] < 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile Celebrates the peace movements throughout history, not always for their success but for their fervent intention.  $       726
peace on, with and beyond earth 4' x 5 ' Wood & Metal Mobile Challenges us to achieve peace on, with and beyond earth.  $     6,600
person-centered 4' x 3' Wood & Metal Stabile Challenges us to move to a person-centered approach to public policy for income, health, housing, education and other "person" services.  However, this must always be balanced with public policy for animals, plants and the earth itself  $     3,000
progress via nonlinearity 2' x 3' Wood & Metal Mobile Speaks both to our progressing via working through and embracing nonlinearity and our achieving progress even through the challenges of a nonlinear world.  $     2,800
primordial  emergence 2' x 4' Metal Mobile Drawing upon the image of a primeval, primitive being, new life is sparked with lightning bolts of energy and then emerges from and rises out of that primordial existence .  Calls upon us to be the sparks that help people rise up.  $     1,430
progress 3' x 2' Metal Mobile Challenges us to achieve positive progress as human beings individually and as a whole and in "saving the world" and to aggressively progress toward those ends.  Also is the symbol for GChris Sculpture.  $     4,000
quantum leaps of faith [private owner] 3' x 4' Wood & Metal Mobile Recognizing that leaps from any level can rise to higher levels or fall into chaos, challenges us to take the risk and make the "quantum leap" to a higher plane of existence from either chaos or an existing high plane.  $     3,000
resolve 3' x 3' Metal Mobile Calls upon us for "resolve" (depicted by the linking of two hands forming an image of resolve), as we engage in important but seemingly unwinnable causes, to continue the struggle and succeed.  $     1,200
resurrection 3' x 3' Wood & Metal Stabile Coming down from above, intersecting with the earth and being pinned to that earth, the whole/being rises again to an even higher level of existence.  Challenges us to support the vulnerable in rising up out of vulnerability.  $     2,200
save the world, complex 1' x 1' Wood & Metal Stabile Calls upon us to take up the human challenge to save the world and all its complexity.  $     3,120