I am attracted to natural objects and forms and combine them to create works that tell a story. My large outdoor sculptures, for example, add dimension and texture to garden settings. They are also utilitarian. I started making wild grape vine spheres as a way to hold up bleeding hearts, peonies, and other long-legged bloomers. I am currently working on a very large installation of hollowed tree trunks that are lit up from within to highlight their forms, openings, and arrested decaying states. I am also working on a series of trees that have died, but remained intact. I have painted them in very powerful colors to highlight their branch structure and forms. They take on new life as sculptures.

My indoor sculptures, on the other hand, are installed in and contained by acrylic boxes. The art exists within boundaries, but each piece conjures a humorous message or makes commentary on the foibles of man. The sculptures might begin with a simple branch, bird nest, or part of a tree trunk. But, I transform them into dynamically visual constructions with various embellishments and ornamentation. They spring to a very different life!