Artist’s Statement

In my art, I explore the physical energy that expresses emotion, primarily in the human form, although sometimes I explore how that same energy emerges in animals. I’ve been obsessed with the magic of the human figure for way too long to call it a simple infatuation. The human body is IT.
And IT speaks my language and I talk back.

For the past 10 years or so, I have worked in small diameter steel rod stock, forming three dimensional line drawings of living forms. These come out of my head and design themselves as we go. I rarely use models. You see, I try to freeze movement, and it is difficult for a model to hold still with the full energy of motion.

I do not worry about what anything I do might mean. I find the impressions of others about what a piece “means” or what it expresses, to be surprising to me, and insightful—generally different from what I was thinking when I made the work. To me this is the highest validation of a piece. Yes, I made it, but I feel like it was channeled. Not by spirits, but by the work itself. The pieces have dimensions I was not aware of in the making.

My current work is mostly life scale and larger. My primary focus is on permanent placements in locations viewable by significant numbers of people—public, natural, retail, and corporate environments.

When I am not wrapped up in a public art project with a tight schedule, I work on smaller projects and commissions to stay in the flow. In this work mode I make work that is suitable for a wide array of collectors. Let’s come up with a great piece that captures your imagination along with mine.

Pewter figures, all 4 1/4 inches tall.

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