Rummaging around just under the surface is a favorite past time of mine.
Interesting emotions live there which I love to dig up, take apart and
reassemble.
I 'm looking for clarification or a new understanding of the
transitions and contradictions
that often lie within.
Capturing the complexity of emotion is important to me, and the environments where my
figures
reside pointedly have multiple layers to explore that complexity. Metal and enamel
patinas that
suggest the old and familiar, along with found objects that are also old and familiar,
but ask
to be viewed in a new light. The use of language and occult symbols support my
belief that
there is always guidance to be found from external and internal sources as we go
through life.
Usually it comes in a form that isn’t always clear at first and so it needs our deciphering.
And then there is the layer of playfulness, inspired by my love of old metal and tin
toys, and
the need to lay humor right next to truth or fear in my work, so that the whole
conundrum
goes down easier.