Pipe dream – noun. Any fantastic notion, hope or story.

I am drawn to the strength of metal and its ability to hold curved linear shapes. I enjoy the process of getting dirty and manipulating a material that that should not be malleable. I love taking a material that is extremely static and creating something vibrant, original, and completely me-from inception to execution. I enjoy the heat and sparks and confusion and ambiguity that are part of the creative process. Most of the time, I enjoy that there are no rules. I am self taught. I try and trust my intuition. All of my sculptures are created from steel pipe. A few other contemporary sculptors also create sculptures from commercial material, but no one has focused on pipe as a medium. I enjoy that I am recycling a utilitarian, unromantic, extremely practical material that has been largely overlooked by other artists. Each piece is completely unique; there is no casting or duplication of any kind.

I have been sculpting since 2001. I focus on creating light, delicate, free form shapes which capture the essence of movement and are fun for the viewer to look at. The finished forms spring to life when gently touched and cast great shadows when they are lit. The base material naturally lends itself to objects with strong negative space, curves and tension. There are few sharp edges which draw the viewer around the piece. Due to the fabrication process my work combines shiny surfaces with rough edges. My art has been described as dangerous, kinetic, playful and bold, contemporary and primitive, abstract and figurative, delicate and whimsical, clever and groundbreaking.

Much of my work has a spiral element. I sculpt the spiral because it is a beautiful, archetypal shape with limitless interpretations. For me the spiral suggests movement, evolution, possibility, dynamic change and tension. Of course, the spiral occurs frequently in nature. We see it in seashells, whirlpools, tornadoes, galaxies, and even human DNA. The spiral is one of the oldest symbols known to man. Because it occurs in the natural world, within the human body, and all that that surrounds us, as a symbol the spiral has great resonance and powerful psychological impact.

I am called to create sculpture in order to live, for me, a more meaningful, authentic, challenging life. Certain life losses caused my corporate business experience to ring hollow. In a search for what was next I found Sculpture. I can’t look away…