I am an object maker with minimal formal training. Working in an unorthodox material and
technique, I create shapes that I find beautiful. I am for lightness, surprise, and playfulness. I
only work in steel pipe.
I work in a palette of shape, scale, curves, color, balance and repetition. I strive to engage the
senses of sight, touch and wonder.
The spiral forms I create develop quite spontaneously. I value the flaws that are part of all my
work and that ultimately create an aesthetic of authentic imperfection.
My art is composed of elemental shapes like lines, circles, squares, spirals and sometimes
variations of the human form. Most of my work is between 6’ and 8’ tall.
I utilize the natural patina from the pipe, grinding and polishing wheels, and rough edges
to add texture to each piece.
I strive for a playful tension in my creations. Sometimes this shows up as actual movement in
my more kinetic or vibratory pieces. Other times the arrangement of shape and line suggests
movement, instability, or subtle direction that carries the viewers eye around the piece
Most metal sculptors work in an additive process or one that involves casting. In a process I
call subtractive fabrication, I work more like a stone carver, removing material and adding
mostly space. I enjoy releasing the energy that is stored in each length of pipe.
I find great satisfaction in the hard, dirty, physical work and long hours in the studio solving
aesthetic problems. I enjoy the unstructured nature of creating as well as the freedom to
change direction at any time. I enjoy transforming a rusty, static, industrial material into a thing
of beauty.
I find inspiration in nature, myth, fabric, architecture, tattoos, advertising, and fashion.