Artist Statement/Bio

I am inspired by the environment, by people and by concepts, and from these sources of inspiration, my artworks usually come to me in fragmented dreams. As part of the process, I consider a myriad of possibilities regarding the appropriate scale of the work, the materials, and the context of how the piece will be seen. While I look for beauty in things, people, situations, I try to express it in a way that leaves room for interpretation and discussion by the viewer. I relish combining different textures and materials in a way that is not always expected and always strive to bring a new way of seeing. I work fluidly between the disciplines of sculpture, photography, and oil painting. In particular, I enjoy interdisciplinary work that pushes the boundaries of these traditions.

My sculptural works range from large installations to small and delicate pieces while my materials range from bronze, aluminum, steel, corten, wood, granite, charcoal, paint, canvas, and even photographic elements. I delight in the beauty of our world and hope to preserve the essence of it in my artwork. My smaller works often incorporate the idea of disintegration, deterioration, or the beauty of decay.

I have created several pieces for my Aurora Series that are based on the stunning beauty of the Aurora Borealis and allude to light, water and music. I had four sculptures at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Sculpture Garden from 2018-2021. Two are from from my Aurora series and two are a new direction for me. I exhibited a kinetic sculpture at the Sonoma County Museum in May 2019.

I am currently serving my fourth year for the Pacific Rim Sculptors board, the second year as vice president and co-chair of Exhibitions and of Events. I previously dedicated three years to the Windsor Arts Council (AKA Wine Country Arts Council)in order to promote the arts in Sonoma county. In 2016, I created a partnership with the 6th Street Playhouse to bring the visual arts, both 2-D and 3-D, and performing arts together in a unique venue in Santa Rosa.

I am represented by Hammerfriar Gallery in Healdsburg, and Calabi Gallery in Santa Rosa. I have work in private collections, a work at the Tribal Offices for the Graton Rancheria, and installed a piece on permanent display at Sonoma State University and will be installing a permanent sculpture at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts this summer. I am currently creating a 40-foot labyrinth at Pepperwood Preserve, have a large-scale kinetic sculpture on display at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, exhibited sculpture through the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art and the Museum of Sonoma County, and shown sculptures and photography at the Museum at the Marin MoCA; Hood River, Oregon; Napa ARTwalk; Luther Burbank Center for the Arts; Paradise Ridge Winery Sculpture Garden; Pepperwood Preserve; Oakwilde Sculpture Ranch; and in numerous Sonoma County galleries, and juried shows in New York City, Palo Alto, Dunsmuir, Benicia, Burlingame, Santa Cruz, and Laguna Beach.