The Artist

When deciding what I would do with my life, being an artist never entered my mind. Instead, I utilized my creative talents in other areas spending a great deal of time avoiding the lure and temptation of making sculpture. It was here that I began gathering experiences and developing viewpoints about our world that are a prevalent part of my sculptures today. My imagery draws upon these experiences in life and the knowledge of materials garnered during that time period.

The Sculpture

My sculptures are looked upon as a form of abstract imagery utilizing content laden objects. Many of my ideas stem from a fascination with how things are connected, both literally and figuratively. Originally, I worked with the box format as the basis for these sculptures but have expanded outward from those original constraints. I utilize space to create an intimate setting in which are filled with objects that I have made and those that I have found. The use of space is very important to this work. I am interested in how objects function within a given space; how they occupy it and the relationships created with the other objects in that space. These objects contain an inherent meaning or symbolism and yet they also hold an individualized meaning for different viewers. By combining these concepts, my sculptures then take on a meaning that is unique to each person who experiences them.