Artist’s Statement

My urge to create is overwhelming.  My inspirations are many.  The endless quest to capture the human form is the driving force in my figurative work.  To make a piece of stone appear to come to life is my ultimate goal.  For my abstract work, nature has provided a bountiful supply of inspirations in the form of organic shapes that are everywhere I look.  It could be the graceful bending form of an ocean-side pine tree sculpted by a steady trade wind or a very close up view of a small curved animal bone.  I never know exactly when or where an inspiring image or thought might occur.   

I have focused my efforts on stones such as marble and alabaster.  I relish the tremendous effort that is necessary to coax the beauty from a material that has such inherent resistance to change.  The tremendous permanence of stone sculpture has drawn me to this medium as well.  To realize that a sculpture I create today could be around hundreds of years from now is very satisfying.   

I’m exploring abstract and realistic figurative work and challenging the physical limitations of what can be sculpted in stone.  In addition, I want to explore the family unit and children in my work.  I receive plenty of inspiration for this from the love and joy that I share with my wife and three children.