Artist Statement:

My sculptures are explorations.  They explore the properties of wood, shapes, colors, grain patterns, balance, and movement.  My pieces are assembled from components which are produced using a wood lathe and woodworking tools.  I often use materials other than wood in my work such as gold leaf, paint, dye, wire, stones, and various found objects.  The sphere and cylinder are important building blocks in my work.  They can represent many things such as completeness, serenity, goals, chaos, or perfection.  Likewise, broken or misshapen objects in my work can represent absence or the process of striving to attain.  The bowl is also an import component.  Bowls are so familiar and commonplace.  We have all been around bowls our entire lives.  However, by using the bowl form as a sculptural element, they can represent us, our goals, our failures, or our dreams.  

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Super Destructionator 3000	Holly Communion Set	Moving Targets 2	Inner Strength

 

Untitled Pecan Bowl (10" x 5")	Released	Moving Targets	Untitled Pecan Bowl (8" x 5")

 

Same Time Tomorrow	Looking Toward the Sun	Ornamental Nuisance	Inner Sanctum

 

Unfurling	Closing In	Impact	Adversity