I use materials such as clay, paint, and found objects to explore these subjects. Girding these ideas is an overarching sense of responsibility as an artist to bring light to the ineffable, to play my role as pioneer and mediator between the known and unknown.

For the most part, I work alone in my studio.  Solitude allows me to engage in processes that require concentration and clarity. However, I have come to realize that much of the energy and motivation to sustain this practice comes from direct and meaningful engagement with the world outside my studio. Working alone has never meant working in isolation. The people in my life mean the world to me. Family, former students, artistic colleagues, my  community of friends keep me company in the studio – sometimes physically but most often in spirit and memory. Their wisdom and experience, the energy of their lives, form the periphery of my quiet contemplation.

“That reminds me of coral,” one exclaims, while another sees lacy stinkhorn and still another sees blood vessels. Art is a process and a practice of consideration and revelation and it is my dearest hope that the process will continue in the lives of those who use and enjoy my work.