Artist Statement

I have always been extremely passionate about the act of creation.  I began art making at a very young age, before I could even identify my explorations as “art.”  I grew up in Lewiston, New York at a time when Artpark was thriving.  I was surrounded by a constantly changing and inspiring group of contemporary artists.  I began to throw clay at age 6, carve wood at age 11, weld at age 12, and cast glass and iron at age 13.  I took to these processes instinctively.  Working with these various techniques became as natural as breathing. 

During my career, I have created, produced, and collaborated on numerous sculptural commissions and public art projects locally, nationally, and internationally.  I am seduced by forms in nature, as well as the human figure.  I am inspired by the power and essence of the various materials I use (bronze, iron, wood, video, paint, earth, glass, stone, and landscape), although I am ultimately trying to express raw human emotion.  I am moved by my life experiences and love to work on sculpture as a way to communicate these emotions with the world.  I feel that touching someone deeply and spiritually through art can be an intensely meaningful experience.  I live for this intimacy, this connection.  Experiencing art is an incredible way for people of different cultures, classes, races, and sexes to come together and relate to one another, if even only for a fleeting moment.  This is why I make art; this is my calling.