ARTIST STATEMENT
My creative process is more about the tunnel than the light at the end of it. Being totally engaged in making art pulls me into my studio each day: This is where the magic happens.
Claude Debussy’s quote informs my creations: “The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.” The fewer components I use in a piece, the more complete it is. My goal is finished works that achieve an austere elegant simplicity.
An additional influence, the Japanese aesthetic of Wabi-Sabi, accepts the transience and imperfection of all things in life. The materials I use are left in their found state to honor the flawed and blemished beauty of their natural surfaces. My light-handed touch assures that I preserve and respect the allure and mystique of an unknown past.
Claude Debussy’s quote informs my creations: “The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.” The fewer components I use in a piece, the more complete it is. My goal is finished works that achieve an austere elegant simplicity.
An additional influence, the Japanese aesthetic of Wabi-Sabi, accepts the transience and imperfection of all things in life. The materials I use are left in their found state to honor the flawed and blemished beauty of their natural surfaces. My light-handed touch assures that I preserve and respect the allure and mystique of an unknown past.