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“ I found I could say things with color and shapes that I
couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for."
~Georgia O'Keeffe |
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As an artist, the interplay between line, form and structure is what captures my attention, stimulates my imagination, and allows me an expression of my personal experience. Whereas most people form thoughts through the use of words, I tend to think in images. Therefore…
As an artist, the interplay between line, form and structure is what captures my attention, stimulates my imagination, and allows me an expression of my personal experience. Whereas most people form thoughts through the use of words, I tend to think in images. Therefore some of my deepest responses to the world around me remain elusive, I can see them, I can feel them, but I can’t quite share them when I try to verbalize them. Creating a sculpture allows me to express what words will not.
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“The artist does not see things as they are, but as he [she] is."
~Alfred Tonnelle |
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“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.”
~ John Donne |
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The concept of connection is a common theme in my work that I explore at a multitude of levels. Perhaps the most fundamental level is in my choice of media. Working with stone and clay I’m working with the crust of the earth and feel a strong sense of honoring…
The concept of connection is a common theme in my work that I explore at a multitude of levels. Perhaps the most fundamental level is in my choice of media. Working with stone and clay I’m working with the crust of the earth and feel a strong sense of honoring that primordial connection we humans have with the earth that sustains us. My figurative sculptures of the human form, whether abstract or more representational, are a study of the interplay between the masculine and feminine; the relationship between feminine beauty and strength; and an exploration of the multiple dimensions of what it is to be human. Carving animal and bird sculptures, provides a heartfelt connection with all of nature’s creatures: I’m touched by the tenderness and sweetness that is in even the wildest of animals.
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Art is when you hear a knocking from your soul - and you answer.
~Star Richés |
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As much as connection is my theme, contrast is my stimulus. I’m moved and inspired by both the rawness and the serene beauty of nature. With most of my sculptures I look for ways to leave at least part of the stone un-worked; a part of the sculpture un-finished. This technique helps to reveal the power of stone juxtaposed with the sensuous, supple and often tender quality of the finished piece.
As much as connection is my theme, contrast is my stimulus. I’m moved and inspired by both the rawness and the serene beauty of nature. With most of my sculptures I look for ways to leave at least part of the stone un-worked; a part of the sculpture un-finished. This technique helps to reveal the power of stone juxtaposed with the sensuous, supple and often tender quality of the finished piece.
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