Artist Statement:
Growing up, I spent a great deal of time outside, allowing me to gain admiration for water, the skies and landscapes surrounding where I have lived. Over time, the physical and visual energies exhibited by these natural occurrences have allowed me perspective to the contrast present in these forces. I find influence in this contrast because my materials and I operate in a range of order and chaos.
I create by working with multiple individual pieces of material. By making a series of improvisational and instinctual movements, I constantly investigate form, seeking to find the true essence within each form. This gives each sculpture life, as it now an amalgamation of all its individual pieces and their unique qualities. This is where I find beauty in my work, from the cuts, dents, textures, and surface variations. These accidental and purposeful details become my signature.
With my sculptures, I find fulfillment in making the work, there is a great pleasure and meaningfulness in creating my art. My materials go through their own hardships during the process of being made. I go through hardship as I exist and create each sculpture. During these periods of working, I am able to self-reflect and contemplate on experiences that have created me. Contemplating my past motivates my artwork, helping me gain awareness of what I believe. In a sense, it is a doorway for me to gain self-awareness and discover my identity.
“The observation of nature is part of an artist's life, it enlarges his form-knowledge, keeps him fresh and from working only by formula, and feeds inspiration.” -Henry Moore
