2023
Foam, Mirror Tile
2021
Foam, Mirror Tile
2022
Florida Monster is a whimsically dark animated short inspired by the curious case of a mysterious “sea monster” that washed ashore in Florida in 1896. Loosely based on the reallife anomaly that captivated the town of St. Augustine over a century ago, this historical fiction reimagines the enduring myth through a contemporary lens. Blending folklore with personal observations, the film explores the boundaries of monstrosity, what we fear, what we fabricate, and what that reveals about ourselves. Set against the lush backdrop of wild Florida landscapes and the unknowable depths of the ocean, Florida Monster reflects on the strangeness of the human condition and our ever-shifting relationship with the unknown.
Created by Jaime Bird & Desiree Moore (Moore Bird Productions). Music by the talented Danny Clifton and Starring the amazing Doug McGinnis
A paper stop motion animation featuring Dr Frankenstein, as she creates her dream date with shocking results! Currently screening in HUMP! Film Festival by Dan Savage this Fall 2026!
Two furries experiment with their new synthetic, futuristic orca whale suits, while a giant eraser is tasked with the cleanup.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place, 2020. Stop motion animation which tells the story of Scylla and Charybdis, two women who were cursed by the gods to become sea monsters. The origins of the phrase “Between a Rock and a Hard Place”. Artwork by Jaime Bird. www.birdjaime.com and music created by Danny Clifton of Room Thirteen, at https://roomthirteen.bandcamp.com/ or Spotify.
Jaws: The Triathalon, performance from 2013 featuring Chief Brody going head to head against the SHARK in three perilous events. A donut eating competition, a water logged cage match, and a spelling bee. Play this clip for a short recap and witness the thrilling conclusion!
Performance featuring myself as Elvis Presley while experiencing……technical difficulties on stage.
Thesis work performance featuring vaudeville acts related to Harry Houdini, his escape acts, and his patented diving suit. This clip features a diver, who while out exploring the sees, glimpses a great polar bear emerge from icebergs ahead.
The Code Duello series is a trio of performances related to unusual duels throughout the history of Colonial American dueling practices. This duel features combatants who must duel with pistols while on the backs of great cetecean beasts, through treacherous waters.
The Code Duello series is a trio of performances related to unusual duels throughout the history of Colonial American dueling practices. This duel features two characters who must compete by pissing out their campfire flames.
Performance still of my thesis work on Harry Houdini. The entire project presented a 30 minute vaudeville style spectacle. The opening acts featured a presentation of Harry Houdini’s patented diving suit and a view of what the diver sees as he explores the underwater world. The second half of the show presented myself as Harry Houdini performing the 100ft rope trick and the water torture chamber. Costumes, stage, set, props, and script created myself.
Performance still of my thesis work on Harry Houdini. The entire project presented a 30 minute vaudeville style spectacle. The opening acts featured a presentation of Harry Houdini’s patented diving suit and a view of what the diver sees as he explores the underwater world. The second half of the show presented myself as Harry Houdini performing the 100ft rope trick and the water torture chamber. Costumes, stage, set, props, and script created myself.
Performance still of my thesis work on Harry Houdini. The entire project presented a 30 minute vaudeville style spectacle. The opening acts featured a presentation of Harry Houdini’s patented diving suit and a view of what the diver sees as he explores the underwater world. The second half of the show presented myself as Harry Houdini performing the 100ft rope trick and the water torture chamber. Costumes, stage, set, props, and script created myself.
Jaws: The Triathalon, performance from 2013 featuring Chief Brody going head to head against the SHARK in three perilous events. A donut eating competition, a water logged cage match, and a spelling bee.
Jaws: The Triathalon, performance from 2013 featuring Chief Brody going head to head against the SHARK in three perilous events. A donut eating competition, a water logged cage match, and a spelling bee. Detail of Chief Brody costume.
Still image from solo exhibition, Metamorphose. The circus performance focuses on a ringmaster showcasing off his main attractions, his personal flaws. This still shows the hippopotamus, a symbol for rage, 2009.
Still image from solo exhibition, Metamorphose. The circus performance focuses on a ringmaster showcasing off his main attractions, his personal flaws. This still shows the lion, a symbol for vanity.
Still image from solo exhibition, Metamorphose. The circus performance focuses on a ringmaster showcasing off his main attractions, his personal flaws. This still shows the ostrich, a symbol for desire.
Collaborative performance featuring myself as the referee for a rigged boxing match.
A performance based on game show hosts and ridiculous prizes.
An arm wrestling championship featuring characters from Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Contestants fight on a homemade crow’s nest surrounded by different species of whales set as a backdrop. Wrestlers fight amongst each other, then Ahab, and the bravest get to compete against the White Whale himself. The winner is doused with gatorade from a ceramic whale trophy and everyone eats whale shaped cake to celebrate.
Short appearance as Popeye the Sailor Man during residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts.
Lighting Designer for Trixie Minx Production at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans.
Disco lighting for art center'‘s anniversary party.
Lighting Designer for Trixie Minx Production at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans.
Specialty lighting for voodoo event with swamp gobos, custom light palette, and spotlighting on night blooming lilies.
Specialty lighting and rigging for social event.
Tropical themed social event at Hotel Peter Paul in New Orleans. Lighting and table carpentry.
Lighting Designer for Trixie Minx Production at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans.
A collage of materials from my personal collection, imbedded with green velvet upholstery in a antique wood drawer.
Detail of collage.
Detail of collage.
Small sculpture featuring hand drawn diorama inside an old clock housing, a button on the right side activates the interior light, 2018
Detail of interior scene.
Illuminated, detail.
Taxidermy duckling mounted on clear acrylic base with moss, flowers, and real robin’s egg shell. Comes with glass dome cover.
Sculpture featuring a trio of stereoscope viewers. The stereoscopes are mounted on raw dark walnut and are hanging from the ceiling from large iron chains.
Detail of stereoviews in sculpture.
Stereoscope images, taken with stereoview camera. All three stereoviews feature myself recreating famous poses by Harry Houdini. They are placed in the sculpture for guests to examine.
A framed life size portrait of myself as Harry Houdini or Ehrich Weiss. The frame is made of dark walnut and milled from raw lumber by myself. Part of my thesis exhibition, 2014
Detail of still photo.
The Jim Bowie Dime museum is a traveling museum in a wooden case fabricated while in residence at Mass MoCa. The case displays artifacts related to Bowie’s life and a miniature booklet which narrates the artifacts for guests.
Details of cover of the traveling museum, featuring a screen printed design.
Interior detail of museum. Green upholstered interior holds artifacts related to Jim Bowie’s life.
The miniature booklet is hand-folded from a one-page layout. It explains the story of Jim Bowie’s life and how the Bowie knife came to be, as well as explaining the corresponding artifacts for guests.
