Joiners

"Joiners" is about parts coming together to create a whole. Through movement, strength and scale each section flows with the other to tell a story about the form and it's surroundings. One might think of a pre-historic creature moving slowly in a grassy field, others may see an arch with spaces for viewing the sky and yet others may see the beginnings of a habitat. I enjoy playing with the idea that the form at once existed as something and is no longer in use. It remains in an awkward and unfamiliar situation ready and waiting to balance itself.

During the building process I am constantly moving through and around my pieces, taking them apart and putting them back together. I love color and pattern and playing with surface design on wood. My goals are to continue creating large scale, public pieces that engage the viewer not only in thought but also in action.

My sculpture is about social situations and everyday routine. I usually take a familiar idea and put it in an awkward or unfamiliar place creating a tension that can be good and/or bad. Sitting close to someone, looking someone in the eye, being low to the ground instead of in a chair all seem to make most of us uncomfortable. I want to bring this tension out into the open and play with it. I enjoy using my hands to create and build. My sculpture shows an interesting love of color and pattern in combination with wood and fabric. Silk-screening, woodblock printing, layering of paint and experimenting with upholstery, embroidery, and appliqué are all obsessions I explore. With each series that I create, a narrative of some kind takes place between the forms, their surroundings and the viewer. There also seems to be a pleasant, restful feeling in my sculpture, one that allows us to explore the forms and engage in interesting or maybe awkward conversation.