ONE OF A KIND SCULPTURES

ARTIST'S STATEMENT
As a sculptor, I work with ideas and choose forms and materials that metaphorically resonate those ideas: that embody the seemingly inexpressible. It is within this context that I utilize the inherent qualities of glass, along with a variety of other materials and "found" objects.

In my work, the process of stacking or layering glass makes reference to reincarnation - a concept of successive periods of life, death and rebirth through which one attains elightenment. While this technique creates a visually dazzling surface, a fools gold if-you-will, the true meaning is discovered only by looking beyond the surface, just as enlightenment is attained by being freed from the cycle of rebirth.

The incorporation of text in many of the works is not intended to provide instant access, but rather to form another layer of meaning - one that is only accessible through much effort, but ultimately attainable.

As one's relationship with the natural world is the foundation upon which the view of all else is formed, this is a fundamental concept that often reccurs in my work.

My use of the simple house-form is directly tied to its universal symbolism for the self. This "reading" creates an essential framework within which beliefs about reality, our connection to the natural world and the very nature of existance itself can be explored on a personal level. By exaining these concepts in the light of differing worldviews, I aim to reexamine questions we think we know the answers to. For this reason, my sculptures are more about looking into rather than looking at.