I work in many mediums, but my work with clay is the most satisfying.
The more I can get my hands involved, the happier I am (I even talk
with my hands). The involved processes of sculpture require many steps
of problem solving along the way and I must admit
that I often enjoy the
path to the end more than the product I find there. In clay, I also find
the potential for playfulness, the surprise, the juxtaposition of ideas
that can take on a life of their own as real objects.
Frogs are indicators of our environmental health just as art and
humor are indicators of our creative and emotional health. I feel art
should bring a humorous perspective to life and so my frogs and other
critters are full of surprises, just like people.
Frogs are some of nature's most vulnerable/at risk creatures and as such are metaphors for the fragile, vulnerable, creative part in all people. I like to make comments on people situations through the vulnerable aspect of my creatures. Everything is interconnected.
