BREATHING LIFE INTO METAL

A successful sculpture breathes life into its subject.

For me, the artistic process is a transformative journey where I mold metal by hand into new and captivating shapes.  I believe experimenting is the key to great discovery.

Each process in the studio of heating, welding or forming metal brings out shapes and surfaces. When I begin to think about something to create it always begins with the techniques that I’ve learned to help bring out the life in the subject.

In the development of each piece, new ideas emerge and the piece goes beyond its original composition.  I’m always looking for these new pathways and to grow as I create the work.  Discovery is in the process.

I want each piece to have a life force of its own.  When my sculptures begin to look back at me, I know that I’m reaching my goals.