Artist Statement

I am interested in the way that human beings relate to one another. I explore human relationships and interactions by stripping the figure of details that would lead to a specific identity. My figures are connected through anonymity and the very nature of existence. Humans constantly seek to uniquely identify themselves in everyway they can: through myspace.com, bumper stickers, t-shirts, tattoos, ring tones, etc. In our search for individuality, there is still a desire to belong and connect; a fight for meaningful existence in a crowded world. My work takes the viewer back from the distractions if individuality and reconnects them to others, creating sensitivity for how they relate to others. I think on of the most basic human needs I relationship with fellow humans.

As I build figures out of clay, I leave the makings of my hands and tools in the surface as evidence of human contact.  Texture and color represent the impact from the external and internal. Many of the surfaces imply decay and breakdown or leave evidence of the building process, which embody a metaphor for communication among the figures.