The materials I choose are dependent on the concept I am tackling with each piece. I enjoy the weight and emotion visually of cast metals when the subject may be light hearted and full of humor. The found object becomes a portrait in my world of acquaintances and friends. Silk screen is a remedy for communicating with younger people around me, they comprehend the meaning of instant gratification. Cast clay, heavy, cool, and rough center my thoughts.
Paper recalls schoolgirl experiences of discipline and honor.
Resin and plastics bring back my teenage years, full of experimentation and wild abandon. Wood reminds me of my grandfather and the forests of home. Sod of my heritage and tar, my future. Water is significant in its ability to cleanse literally and metaphorically. Multiples of found objects are a reminder of the thousands of people whom I have encountered and how unbalanced I would be without any of them.