Other pieces show that the curious youngster developed into a curious man, with greater mobility and scientific rigor with which to indulge his habit. Labels on the soil-filled tubes show the states through which Kissack passed while collecting the dirt, enhancing the personal impulse behind the exhibit. Other pieces in Archeoptics are more whimsical in nature, and seem like the product of someone who enjoys inventing taxonomies. Many of these invented critters and odd creations are made from clay, which sometimes assumes sculptural form and sometimes assumes the flattened form of hand-painted tiles. Although this snout corresponds to that of a tapir, overall the creature seems more of a hybrid of the artist's invention.
Humans do appear, but sometimes in altered fashion.
This and other pieces also are characterized by dotlike patterns reminiscent of the work of Ben Day, underscoring the obsessiveness and thoroughness of what amounts to scientific gathering activities. Kissack uses bubble wrap and perforated metal to make patterns in the clay, another example of how lowly materials can be used for artistic ends. Kissack's other exhibited pieces include paintings done with various combinations of oil, acrylic, ink, watercolor, and soil on either canvas, paper, or raw silk. If Kissack's motivations and methods are particularly interesting, the work itself is often less than compelling to gaze upon. The imagery in sculptures, tiles, and paintings alike tends to be rudimentary, presumably relating to the artist's primal intentions.