Artist statement

What compels me to make art lies in the quiet details that permeate daily life. Details that are knotted in the intricacies of our inner world, in the subtleties of relationships, and in the weeded stories of life histories. Although trained as a fine furniture maker, my work has always been more poetic than practical, finding beauty in imperfection and comfort in the detritus of the past. I am inspired by the Modernist language of simplicity, focusing on clean defined elements, fused ambiguity and nuances of the hand. Organic lines, slumping shapes and not-quite symmetrical forms are all part of this vocabulary.