Creekside

Creekside is made of mild steel and aluminum screening. The skirt pieces have been cut in an undulating pattern to represent the flow of water, the forms rising to her shoulders are representative of cattails, which are found in freshwater wetlands. Much of my work represents our relationship to nature and that all life is bound together.

“If you see yourself in the correct way, you are as much extraordinary phenomena of Nature as trees, clouds, the patterns in running water, the flickering of fire, the arrangement of the stars, and the form of a galaxy…” ~Alan Watts

The names of my sculptures come to me upon completion, I feel that they whisper their names to me. Each one is totally different. I do not draw them out ahead of time, they develop during the creation. A single piece of metal from my collection starts the process. I hunt through the piles of steel to find a piece that sparks my interest. The bodice takes shape first and that dictates the rest of the form. Their personality is fully developed upon completion, and that is when they divulge their name.