About

Ten years ago I was primarily making vessels and began to yearn for a more illustrative avenue for my material: clay.  Study of bas-relief throughout history and my intense love of nature led to this series of hand sculpted landscapes. I sculpt in two construction techniques; one in which clay slabs are sculpted upon and fired, the other in which paper clay and plaster are sculpted over metal armature and wood.  

Walking in the woods, climbing a mountain, watching the ocean surf or a still lake are all transcendent experiences for me. From a young age it was my time hiking in the forest or mountain climbing that brought the most peace. It is my dream to take that inspiration and capture the energy in my art.

To that end, my sculptured landscapes are all about the viewer’s engagement in nature and creating a bond between viewer and my art object. These dimensional landscapes suspend on the wall and immediately advance toward you. Tree branches approach the viewer while others recede. Forest paths entice you to enter. Shadows form and shift across the landscape as the daylight changes. Thus an ever changing relationship is created between viewer and my sculpted landscape.