ALTHOUGH I ENJOY MANY DIFFERENT SCULPTURAL PROCESSES, MY PREFERENCES ARE IN CARVING STONE AND CASTING BRONZE. AFTER WORKING IN BOTH OF THESE MEDIUMS SEPARATELY FOR SEVERAL YEARS, MY MOST RECENT WORK HAS FOCUSED ON COMBINING THESE TWO MATERIALS. THE CHALLENGE OF FORM MAKING IS BOTH COMPELLING AND REWARDING TO ME. I OFTEN GET IDEAS FOR MY WORK FROM FORMS IN NATUREÖ FLOWERS, ROCK FORMATIONS, AND TREES. I SEE SOMETHING THAT SPEAKS TO ME IN THESE OBJECTS, AND THEN REPLICATE IT IN A PIECE OF SCULPTURE. SOMETIMES I DREAM ABOUT A FORM OR SEE IT IN MY GARDEN, OR ON A WALK. MOST OFTEN, I SEE SOMETHING IN A RAW PIECE OF STONE AND IT BECKONS ME TO BEGIN CARVING AND DISCOVER A NEW PIECE REVEALED.

        WORKING WITH WAX IN THE PROCESS OF BRONZE CASTING IS YET ANOTHER METHOD OF ART MAKING THAT I FIND FASCINATING. MY MOST RECENT WORK HAS INVOLVED COMBINING STONE AND BRONZE IN SEVERAL PIECES. BRONZE CASTING AND STONE CARVING ARE VERY DIFFERENT PROCESSES AND PROVIDE A STIMULATING VARIATION FOR ME AS I COMBINE THE TWO MEDIUMS.

          MY SCULPTURE CAREER HAS SPANNED 21 YEARS, AND HAS INCLUDED WORKING AS A COLLEGE LEVEL INSTRUCTOR FOR GROUPS OF VARYING EXPERIENCE LEVELS. IT IS MY HOPE THAT THIS WEBSITE WILL ENABLE THOSE INTERESTED TO SEE THE WORK THAT I DO.