blue ice

blue ice mounds of shapes covering the ground like melting snow over a junk pile . pointed surfaces sticking up having an effect of disconnect. round pieces that attach to the hard surface not smooth as if on it’s own. inside other objects creating a different...

red cans

red cans red cans glued together, different from their original purpose. no longer being a container, now empty and light. having a new function, keeping them from the garbage mounds. taken for recycling, keeping the look of cans. now it is a sculpture, of empty cans...

cans

cans cans of metal creating finished hills and valleys, often in a junk pile of discarded trash. what could be found on the ground, is now part of my sculpture. inside was once dog food and some corn, now the purpose is to be a design. round shape and metallic look,...

reflections

I think it is hard to predict which direction I might take going forward. I have enjoyed experimenting with recycled objects and single shape sculptures but do not see that as the primary form of my work. It is the intricacies of the many pieces and shapes that will...

experience with website

Using a website to maintain my work and writing is a new experience for me. I am accustomed to completing a sculpture in one or two sittings and then moving on to the next piece. I write about selected pieces after the final painting and then forget about it. The...

on the surface

on the surface on the surface you do not see what is inside, unless you look carefully. perhaps that is what happens most of the time, just the quick look. inside there may be more to see, than your first impression. gifts of many sorts await those, who spend the time...

Continuation of artist statement

Developing my website and cataloging my sculpture and writing has forced me to be more reflective about my work. In addition to exploring a new dimension of using recycled materials, I have begun to realize this is an endless source for my creativity. Part of my...

the many sides of round

the many sides of round do you ever feel like you are going round and round in circles? it may feel as if you are wound up with string or my glue. there is no definite start or end just many ways that you can go. if you come to someplace that has a bend which path do...

in cooperation

in cooperation it is hard to change a pattern, that is comforting and pleasing to your self. trying to expand your skill while maintaining that which is unique. working together to create trust and cooperation. that which is new and different replacing the familiar....

i go it alone

sculpture is finished; picture to follow soon. title – i go it alone it is strange to be solitary even if you are not alone. standing among others but not fitting in. close together yet still separate. standing tall yet looking down. not so different but still...