delete from it, add to it. I am constantly discovering. When a sculpture contains all of my creative energies, I am done. My technique is brute force, decide-at-the-moment. The interesting shapes and textures of metal; the patterns and grains; all entice me. I am fascinated with form. My aspiration is to make sculpture that is completely unique, to resist conformity and mass production. My art is as individual as I am.
I began direct metal sculpting in 2001 when, during a move, I discovered an unused welding set in the back of my father-in-law’s garage. I asked if I could use it, he agreed. I have been in love with sculpting metal since that day. Steel sculpting allows me to easily express my emotions, dreams, and visions.
I work continuously on each piece until I decide it is finished. It may take me only hours or many days to finish a sculpture. Once a piece is finished, I often immediately name it, usually the first name that comes to my mind when I look at the finished piece.
2016 - April - ISC Pacific Rim Sculptors Exhibition, Avoidance of Chastity sculpture, Art Object Gallery, Japantown, San Jose, CA
2015 - May - Filoli Mother's Day Flow and Sculpture Show, Woodside, CA
2015 - February - Open Studio, Home Gallery at 2965 Rustic Drive in San Jose, CA
2012 - September - Triton Museum of Art: "The Poetics of Disposability", Invited Artist, assemblages, Collector of Noise and Silence, Pail Retriever, Stop Motion, Santa Clara, CA
