I thought that there has to be a better way; something automated and continuous. People from around the world are still throwing heavy bags of sand by hand, no technology has made it into the mainstream. Since that first time that I visualized those long fabric tubes laid across the landscape I haven't been able to dismiss it. In October of 2006 it dawned on me to make some sand tubes and present them as art objects. That is how I came to this art form. Most recently I have found other people that have a similar interest in these tubesand objects. In my research I found a company that invented a machine that produces 250' of large diameter seamless sandbag in minutes. I would love to acquire one of these machines for producing some art forms. In the meantime I will work on a smaller scale.

As art objects these forms are very interesting. I find them interesting because of the relationship they have to the site, the weight of the sand, the flexibility of the fabric, and the way that they respond to gravity and the contour of the land. The size of them in relation to the individual and the environmental aspect of them give their simple forms power.

The process is also interesting. All the new problems that arose and will arise in discovering how to progress.
The time that it takes to make one and the relationship that I have to the art object and its space are a change to what I am used to. Actually, I think what is one and how does it behave.

Then there is the whole aesthetic dimension of the pieces as an art form. Objectively they bring a whole new form into existence. Similar to many things in nature and yet possessing qualities that are unique.

Another especially interesting phenomena about the tubesand objects is that they have many practical applications as well as their artistic qualities. Beyond the individually expressive nature they bring an awareness of new form to our culture.

My immediate goal is to learn enough so that I can make a very long and heavy tubesand object and locate it in an accommodating site. Site specific structures where one can't take in the whole object from a single view is intriguing. You would need to move over the site to see they whole art object. In the mean time I can explore smaller versions, like around a corner, or over a hill up one side and down the other. Producing such a monumental piece largely depends on whether or not I can come up with something to help me fill the large tube, something that I can afford. Doing it totally by hand is not very appealing. I would rather pneumatically fill the tubes than cup by cup. The projects will take the form of proposals that interest parties could commission.

Another thing that interests me about the structures is their temporal quality. They are intended to last a little while and then they are gone, there are no left overs, nothing to take care of. If I want I can store the empty fabric tubes, reuse the sand. I will probably end up with a digital photograph, some memories and a little more knowledge about how to proceed in the creation of the next one.

There probably won't be many structures made. I need to find more places to install them. I was thinking of traditional art shows or maybe abandoned property, I am hopeful that opportunities will present themselves.

I am not ready to start painting them or using different fabric. Not ready to start cutting different shapes from the fabric, and sewing complex forms. As far as that goes even making complex graphic designs is not desirable. After just a couple of weeks of thinking about these art forms and the directions they could go in are unlimited. And who knows, if I continue to make them long enough I might explore more of those directions. But right now I don't feel that I need to. I am satisfied exploring the basic forms.

Most of the people that have seen them or heard of them have responded positively. Many of them have good ideas about where they could go and what I should do. In a final assessment many people are in agreement that the forms are inherently cool