SCULPTURE   PAGE 1   PAGE 2   PAGE 3 RESUME STATEMENT MEDIA CONTACT PLANTERS BY A SCULPTOR Artist's Statement My work is motivated by an understanding that primal and intuitive knowing inevitably hold greater meaning than the dictates of society and culture. Each piece begins from an image that appears in my mind. However I don’t always know what the piece is about until after it is finished. I am interested in the pulls of external representation versus essence of being and the interconnection between vulnerability and strength. I am often told my pieces are like beings, which is how I relate to them. I think there is a certain pulsation about them which is similar to a human quality where strength and vulnerability co-exist. When I work in a large scale, it is in relation to my own body. This enables me to feel as close as possible to having a one-on-one, intimate relationship with each piece. My sculpture often involves multiple parts with one element sometimes surrounding another. It is at this point I recognize a recurring theme of protective space- what is allowed in, what is kept out, while maintaining a certain level of openness.