I was living on what I was to later realize were the beaches of the glacial Lake Ontario. I didn't have any soil, only sand, so I couldn't grow any real vegetables. To substitute, I started making clay vegetables to sell in my vegetable stand by the side of the road. I also made frogs in different sizes and the first donuts to fill it out.

All these vegetables were the products of FrogFred's vegetable garden. They were generally sold individually and besides my favorite root crops, I expanded to other vegetables.

Weight is very important when it comes to sculpture, so I don't try to save clay by hollowing things out. When people pick these up they want to feel a weight in their hands. I was lucky to find the perfect glazes in hobbiest glaze stores to color them.

These are market ready turnips in their vegetable basket.

One of FrogFred's genetic manipulations, this beetroot produces a can of beets directly from the plant. I used a real flower pot and real rocks which were all glazed together with the beet.

A portait of FrogFred, himself, in his first incarnation as a farmer. He was always accompanied by his pet beaver. This is a wooden wheelbarrow with a clay wheel.

This is another version of FrogFred the farmer. In both versions, the central mound is surrounded by loose vegetables.

This is the first of two versions of the donut cart. First shown at The Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, much difficulty was caused to the gallery by having to sell the donuts at $5.00 a piece. I had to restock twice during the show. This is not the way things were supposed to be in a public art museum.

Like the Donut Cart and Vegetable Stand this is another example of "mechantile art", in which the individual pieces were restocked after being sold.

About 12 inches high, FrogFred sits on a wooden chair that I had made for me.