from the Accumulations series #1 Sculpture

I am fascinated by the processes of transformation and time. I observe this whenever I look at the landscape. I use materials like wood that can document time and transform into many forms. Forms and processes in my work are metaphors for personal transformation. My adult life is a journey of learning and discovery, both artistic and personal, correcting what is broken, removing what is unnecessary, and trusting the process. My processes are both additive and subtractive, using combinations of new, used, natural, and industrial materials for their physical and psychological effects. The tension of the human and natural landscape interface influences my work through the physicality of materials and creative processes. Observing the natural world inspires me, helping me see cycles and patterns: surface/form, order/chaos, life/death/renewal.