Artist Statement

I create abstract sculptures that enchant viewers with complex geometries and jaunty stances.  Abstraction invites viewer curiosity and engagement.  It allows me to capture stance and movement with forms that emerge through improvisation, experimentation, and play.  Every sculpture begins as fanciful, spontaneous sketches, and my smaller works embrace the unforeseen possibilities that arise when building by hand, embracing a raw, awkward sensibility that emerges through making.  I complement my intuitive form-making process with great attention to detail.  I use labor-intensive metal fabrication and woodworking techniques to realize the challenging shapes I sketch.  I continually experiment with materials and techniques to express new possibilities, creating an eclectic body of work united by my engagement with abstraction.