Having transitioned from the city to the woodlands along the Sangamon River in Illinois catalyzed a vital awakening and a reverence for the land and stream. The juxtaposition of the biodiverse riverside and the nearby industrial-scale agriculture provided a heightened awareness of the contrasts between the natural and human worlds.

 

Parallel conflicts were witnessed during sabbaticals in Southeast Asia and East Africa. Observations of the natural ecosystems and human changes in the landscape have prompted questions about how the pressures of society will change the life forms of the future. Will the impacts of human beings on evolutionary systems prompt unexpected specializations?

 

A recurring theme of my work is that both selfish and altruistic behaviors are essential components of life. Works reflect the survival, emotion, and transfer of life within predator/prey relationships. Sculptural forms reveal both heroic and seductive adaptations to niches in illusionary wilds of the future.