Artist Statement
In my work as an artist, I
seek to achieve a balance between communication, personal expression,
and the celebration of beauty. Though an artist's work is and
ought to be a result of deep emotional investment and expression, my
goal is not expression for its own sake, but the communication of my
thoughts and beliefs for the good of others. This
communication of feeling, in the words of Leo Tolstoy, is "a means of
union among men, joining them together in the same feeling, and
indispensable for the life and progress toward well-being of
individuals and of humanity."
I endeavor to work in the tradition
of the Masters of figurative sculpture in a way that is relevant in my
contemporary context. Through the common language of the human
face and figure, we instinctively recognize and respond to one
another's physical and emotional states. It is my desire to make
use of this natural affinity, whether through narrative or allegory,
capturing what is remarkable in the common and provoking fresh insights
into the human condition. Each time I sculpt a figure or protrait
I am amazed at the transformation it undergoes, developing from idea,
to representation, and finally taking on a unique character of its
own. It is my desire to present ideas in ways that minister to
those who experience my work, inviting them to retrace this path and
arrive at the inspiration that is the foundation of each piece.