Not limiting materials is so important in my work. I use whatever best conveys the subject or story that I am addressing. I recently have been working on pieces dealing with renewal, fleeting moments, human intervention of natural cycles in a variety of medium.

Almost all my work has to do with nature, our natural environment, climate change and all organic things. I want the work to convey a sense of beauty, but also confront the challenges we are faced with our environment. I want people to look at things in our world that sometimes are ignored or just not thought about. I what people to look at my work and think about how important our world really is. “We can live in harmony with nature and not dominate it. We can live within it as part of the cycle of our world”.

My sculpture pieces are metal and assemblages using found materials, natural materials and various paint mediums to tell stories that are personal or contemporary to our society. The intent is to create a feel of something of the past or a relic but that has a message for our current society. I have been working on four main series of work: Tree Series, Shattered Glass Series, Reliquary Series and Tree/Fire Series. Each is related but have their own distinct quality and theme. This artwork many times has layered meaning both personal or in a boarder context with issues of our society in the present.

I have been a painter at heart over the years literally for as long as I can remember. I primarily have painted in oils but have also used other media. I also have incorporated painting and drawing in my 3D work. Most of my painting is about the movement of paint and how it feels. It is expressive and impressionistic in style. I have painted plein air, from photos and memory. I love the feel quality of oil paint and prisma colored pencils. I am also using my painting techniques with my sculptural forms.

Photography is another area I have been experimenting. Time moves so fast that we rarely take time to notice a single beautiful moment. I have been achieving my photo artwork by using my cell phone camera under certain types of light and contrasts. I then bring out the true feeling and meaning through photoshop. I want to preserve the pure glimpse of time on the move. I have also been incorporating my photos in my reliquary sculpture work.

One of my favorite quotes is from Leonardo Da Vince “Art is never finished it is only abandoned”.