Artist’s Statement

In observing nature, I’m fascinated by how everything is in a perpetual state of becoming—and affecting the becoming of everything else. 

Our life experience is like the rock that cleaves from a cliff and falls into a river. From the moment it is wet, it is worked on and shaped by particles from other stones in the river. And as it becomes polished so too does it polish others. 

Becoming is the human condition. It’s a force of life. And it is the recurrent theme in my sculpture. 

I use stone, wood, and bronze. They’re all materials that have been becoming for years, centuries, and millennia. They represent their own story of becoming, but also allow me to isolate individual moments, so that we might reflect on them. Because in everyday life, the forces of nature often move too slow, or too fast, to be noticed. 

You’ll often recognize tension in my works. Smooth vs rough, broken vs whole, tightening vs releasing, rigid vs fluid, organic vs mechanical. These tensions represent the energies created by the opposing forces that drive the transformation of what is into what will be. 

Similarly, the sculptures are designed to provoke questions. Is it opening or closing? One or two? Fracturing or fusing? Reaching or retracting? How you respond as a viewer may provide some insight into one’s personal journey of becoming. 

The overall design of my sculptures is carefully developed from sketches to models, drawing on a deep knowledge of sacred symbols, sacred geometry, and primitive art. As such, many of the works have a meditative, spiritual presence. 

It is my hope that these sculptures find their place with people and in structures and landscapes that invite contemplation, peace, and spiritual connection.