Artist’s Statement

Throughout my life I have made use of images to clarify my relationship with the world. The repeated symbols I use are a ‘visual vocabulary’ that create an on-going dialogue with myself and anyone willing to participate; images such as the rock, reflecting childhood memories, the tornado that becomes the bowl that becomes the circle symbolize growing older.

In recent years I have been concerned with the shape of the work as well as the image itself. My interests have always cycled from the purely sculptural back to the traditional illusionary. The latest work seeks a balance between the two by painting on manipulated surfaces and attaching ready-made objects. Thematically I am currently exploring the use of faces, figures and objects to create a visual poetry that seeks to illustrate small stories about my life.