Airmax Marbleized

A series of three marble inlay mosaic sculptures synthesizing experience working for the Nike brand. First exhibited at the Next Dig gallery exhibition, One Grand Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

Airmax Marbleized. 2019, Rosso marble, nero marquina, carrara marble, epoxy resin. 14 in x 7 in x 1 in

A white man's hand holding a marble inlay mosaic sculpture of a white nike carrera airmax 1 sneaker in front of a plywood surface
A white man's hand holding a rosso, nero marquina, and carrara marble inlay mosaic of a red, white, and gray nike airmax 1 sneaker above a wood surface
A white man's hand holding a rosso marble inlay mosaic sculpture of a red nike airmax 1 sneaker in front of a plywood surface
Denim sleeve with a white man's hand holding a rosso marble inlay mosaic sculpture of a red nike airmax sneaker, at an angle in front of a plywood surface
Concept sketch linework of a nike rosso airmax 1 sneaker with thin black outlines on white marble background
one large slab of red rosso marble and few small remnant chunks of red rosso marble sitting on gray gravel next to a man's brown shoes
Black, white, orange, red, and green marble slabs sitting on a piece of cardboard in a waterjet cutting facility
Black, white, orange, red, and green marble remnant slabs sitting on dark gray concrete with a man's brown shoes in view
Rhino design software workflow showing red linework of small shapes on a rosso red marble slab
A white man's hand pulling out tiny red marble pieces from a rosso marble slab with a tweezer after they were cut on a water jet cutter
Intricate red rosso marble pieces displayed after being cut on a water jet cutter, sitting on top of another red rosso marble slab
A man's hand holding a small, thin red rosso marble piece with other red marble pieces being water jet cut in water in the background
A gray and gold concept sketch of a nike carrera airmax sneaker sculpture on gray carrara marble surface
Carrara marble pieces from a marble inlay mosaic sculpture of a nike airmax sneaker being assembled on a green towel on a workbench
White carrara marble remnant piece with a Swoosh detail from marble inlay mosaic sculptures of nike airmax sneakers on a white surface
A white man's hand holding two mirrored white marble pieces from a waterjet cut stone scultpure above a white surface
Small red and white waterjet cut marble pieces sitting on a white surface with a black dremel tool
A hand holding a dremel machine above a black and white paper calendar with numbers in the sunlight, with feet in the background
Three marble inlay mosaic sculptures of nike airmax sneakers in a square tray of epoxy resin on a table during the epoxy dye process
Three marble inlay mosaic sculptures of nike airmax sneakers embedded in epoxy resin on a small wooden table with a person's socks visible on the floor
Marble inlay mosaic of white nike carrara airmax in plastic bin during marble sanding process, with two men's sneakers, water bottle, and yellow angle grinder
Three marble inlay mosaic sculptures of red, white, gray nike airmax 1 sneakers sitting on a white work bench surrounding by tools and cleaning supplies
A man's hand holding a white Nike carrara airmax 1 sneaker sculpture in front of a pile of orange, brown, and black nike shoeboxes on a shelf
Rosso, nero marquina, and carrara marble inlay mosaic of a nike airmax 1 sneaker on wood surface in one grand gallery, photograph by Amanda Ringstad
A white man's hand holding a marble inlay mosaic sculpture of a nike carrara airmax 1 sneaker on a lawn in front of a blue and orange sunset
South-Asian woman unwrapping red rosso marble inlay mosaic sculpture of Nike airmax 1 sneaker, from a black and white calendar wrapping paper on wood table
Marble inlay mosaic sculpture of a red, white, and gray Nike airmax 1 sneaker sitting on a white and gray carrara marble counter surface