Approach to the Sculptural Process:

My sculpture is concerned with the concepts of space and place.  My work requires formal clarity, the ability to include variations using complementary or repetitive elements and the ability to work in appropriate scales.  All of my sculpture begins with the traditional process of sketches and maquettes. The ultimate scale is based on my understanding that the sculpture is not intended simply as an object on display in space, but as a place itself, to be experienced within a larger place.

Early in my career I realized that I did not want to be constrained by traditional materials such as paper, pencil, paint, plaster or clay, or to confine my subject matter to objects or scenes to be interpreted or reinterpreted.  In view of these interests, I decided to pursue an understanding of the various processes used in creating art.  I studied wood carving, welding, metal working, stone carving, computer design and the more traditional uses of clay, wax and plaster.  I learned to function in many capacities: as a draftsman, painter, engineer, architect, fabricator, model maker, environmentalist, landscape architect and often, cheerleader.

Studio 80 and Sculpture Grounds is a 3500-square-foot building in a 4-acre sculpture park, designed with the goal of allowing me to participate in all aspects of the sculptural process.  The studio is used in an apprenticeship program for artists in training and is open to the public by appointment.