Artist Statement

Site-specific, architectonic in scale, and using materials appropriate to the setting, my environmental sculptures encourage people to interact with and respond to the physical environment in both personal and social ways.  Trained as a landscape architect and researcher as well as an artist, many of my sculptural landscapes incorporate movement and place to spotlight the interconnection between nature and culture.  Influenced by personally conducted research studies and field observations, my sculptural installations often employ aesthetically engineered solutions to ecological problems existing within the urban landscape.  Critical to the success of my work, the individual client or whole community is always involved in the creative process, insuring that the final artwork not only protects and improves the natural and cultural systems present on the site but provides for continued community building opportunities of ritual and celebration.

“Stories connect people to place and provide images that can help to sustain a community.”

"My sculptural environments are aesthetically pleasing site-specific artworks that connect nature and culture by employing the three legacies for regenerative and sustainable design of (1) environment: natural systems, (2) education: experiential systems, and (3) engagement: cultural systems. By using a variety of art media and fabrication methods to create sculptural open spaces that are intended to support personal rejuvenation and inspiration, my sculptures provide venues for environmental learning and community celebration.”