Artist Statement 2025

I am interested in the natural world and its connection with the human psyche. My sculptures are constructed primarily of wood, and I work with such materials as paper, twine, concrete, and steel. I often incorporate impermanent elements – ice, fire, erosion, gravity – which leave their mark and allude to the passage of time. The stains left by the fugitive materials refer to the destruction of nature and the devastating imprint that humans have imposed on the environment. I was trained as a carpenter and woodworker and value the beauty of craftsmanship, as well as the importance of ritual. Working by hand, I combine knowledge and intuition, bridging the gap between mind and heart. My work addresses our need to reconnect with nature to heal the primal wounds of the human psyche. Beyond the physicality of the objects that I create, there are the invisible agents that speak to the heart.