Artist Statement 

I like ideas. I like to explore them with oil paint & to try to free them from the confines of the same “narrow 2-dimensions” with sculptural applications of recycled paper.

Frequently, these scenes will seem to take place part way through some sort of story - illustrations for a narrative that hasn’t been shared.

I like when people stand in front of these pieces inventing personalities, backstories, & justifications - creation gives rise to creation.

When interesting ideas appear in the paintings, I explore them in 3-dimensions with reprocessed junk-mail & other discarded materials. By shining a strong light on a sculpture, I can better conceptualize how it should fit in a painting: how the light should look, how the shadows should be cast... The paintings and sculptures inform each other in this way.

The proliferation of all of these, with versions of ideas bouncing back, forth, & around, it feels almost symbiotic. I hope you will enjoy them as well.