“J Wired” is an early mixed-media sculptural work exploring presence, memory, and the expressive power of line. Constructed in 2000, the piece blends relief, drawing, and sculpture into a single form. A shallow wood box serves as the framework, densely surfaced with nearly 5,000 black dowel end caps, creating a textured grid that both absorbs and reflects light.

From this structured field emerges a blind-contour wire portrait, its lines drawn not with graphite but with hand-shaped coils of steel, copper, and aluminum. The wire extends beyond the edges of the frame in a loose, kinetic halo, giving the work a sense of energy, movement, and breath—almost as if the drawing is actively expanding beyond its boundaries.

While the internal portrait is rendered with spare, continuous lines, the surrounding wire creates a contrasting turbulence, suggesting thought, motion, and the intangible qualities that define human presence. The result is a piece that is both rigorous in form and deeply expressive, merging precision craftsmanship with improvisation.