Artist's Statement There is so much beauty to see in every given moment. I wish desperately that I could sculpt it all, like a camera capturing consecutive moments in time, separated only by seconds.
For each sculpture, I listen to memory - a vision that does not fade, as it must come into being in all of its fullness. I always work with a model for this vision - a model that can represent a multiplicity of humanity, glowing with spirit, and shaping light and shadows over form. I work ardently at a torrid pace, to make sure that nothing evades my grasp of what I see. As the sculpture develops, I can slow down and focus on details such as physical features of the subject. This is when I hope to focus on transferring the intensity of the subject, sculpting a body that listens as a live face does. The addition of details such as clothing or accompanying objects within a sculpture are based on hours of research into culture, history and photographs in order to achieve authenticity and realism. Upon signing my works at their completion in clay, I find it difficult to resist the thrill of creation...I have a strong sense that nothing is finalized; it continues to develop and grow, as do our children. I can only hope that this is because life itself is emanating from the sculpture. Because of the passion that inspires my sculpting, I hope to transmit this enormity of emotions to those who contemplate my work. Public Commissions and Installations:
November 2015- BancFirst, Edmond, OK
March 2014- Na Aina Kai Botanical Garden, Kauai, HI
January 2014- University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
January 2014- Benson Sculpture Park, Loveland, CO
September 2013- Little Rock Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR
May 2012 - Beatrice Community Hospital, NE
October 2011 - Stillwater Center for Domestic Violence, OK
September 2011 - Bergstrom Corporation, Neenah, WI
March 2009 - City of Sheridan Public Arts, WY January 2008 - Claxton Elementary School, Greensboro, NC
October 2007 - Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
September 2007 - Cattle Barons-American Cancer Society, Plano, TX
February 2007 - Lena Pope Home, Fay Jones Plaza, Fort Worth, TX
November 2006 - Hackberry Creek Park, Highland Park (Dallas), TX
December 2006 - Seabridge Marketplace, Oxnard, CA
September 2006 - Steam Pump Village, Tucson, AZ
April 2005 - Providence Memorial Hospital, El Paso, TX
February 2005 - Santa Ana Courthouse, Orange County, CA
June 2003 - Las Palmas Marketplace, El Paso, TX
January 2003 - The Highlands of Flower Mound, TX
October 2002 - Candlelighters Foundation, El Paso, TX
September 2001 - Plaza El Paseo Shopping Center, Laguna Beach, CA
September 2000 - Chapel Hill Lifestyle Center, Fort Worth, TX
October 1999 - Huebner Oaks Lifestyle Center, San Antonio, TX
July 1997 - FEMAP Foundation Hospital, Juarez, Mexico Education 1992: BFA, Summa Cum Laude, Clarion University of Pennsylvania
1990-1992: University of Madrid, Spain, Undergraduate Student Exchange
1992-1993: University of Madrid, Spain, Post-graduate
2000-2005: Artist Workshops in Loveland, CO and Richard MacDonald Studio, Carmel, CA.