I am fascinated by the forgotten or ignored details of peoples’ lives. My passion has been to transform discarded items into something beyond their ordinary existence. Through my art, I conjure up stories by giving these castoffs new identities, inspirations, and lives.

My work reveals the process of exploring the connections between seemingly unrelated objects. I spend a long time imagining ways in which the objects might co-exist in a thought provoking manner-- old chairs, shoes, fabrics, pieces of wood, discarded appliances, and the like. What do these and similiar discarded items have in common, either inherently or artistically? What is their history? What might be hidden inside. What is their uniqueness. This process inspires me to create sculptures that speak to the universal experience of being unnoticed or unappreciated. I want my sculptures to give voice with style, ingenuity, and humor to the lost person in all of us.

My artwork is about communication and transformation. I embrace the whimsical and quirky by combining disparate elements to discover how they unite, collide and diverge. When I’m working with found materials many of the materials fail. They come apart or break or perhaps simply lose their original allure. Yet, often the elements come together to form satisfying sculptures that provoke unexpected feelings and responses in both the artist and viewer.


ALL ART WORK IS FOR SALE