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Biography
For as long as I can remember, I
have collected stones at the water's edge. To this day I
pocket unusual finds, and my favorites have indentions and
holes where water has worn away the stone over time. I enjoy
keeping them in coat pockets, dresser drawers, on window sills,
just about everywhere. In the Fall of 1994, I experienced
Italy firsthand. A sculpture fine arts major, I studied
Renaissance art history and stone carving. This was my first
experience with stone, and with this medium has evolved my
strongest work. I currently have a studio where I am able to
work in stone and steel.
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About a decade ago, a close friend (who is also an
interior decorator) encouraged me to pick up decorative
painting. As an artist and art student, I have studied
color theory and all mediums of painting. I do not
consider myself a fine painter, and tend to work in
textures more so than murals. Yet as a sculpture major,
one learns to manipulate mediums. I consider
decorative painting as a new dimension of art to
explore, and I enjoy working with interior decorators
and individuals to complete a project or home with my
finishes, whether it is a ceiling, floor, piece of
furniture, knick knack, or set of walls.
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Personal Statement
Underneath each found stone is a
new life – one I look and work for, to find and
identify. A big challenge when working with stone is carving
away at such a strong object. In my mind, first comes the
shape I want to carve out from the heart of the rock. To carve
away at such a strong surface: manipulate the stone, faults and
all, to a translucency where light can pass through.
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A new form within the found surface. A surface I carve
into elements and animals of the underwater world, as well as
natural biological forms and human shapes. I take a rock,
carve away, and find another surface. Beneath the surface of
the ever evolving earth is stone and water. The waters and
elements of endless time thinning the stone into nothing. The
ideas evolved from my insides, through my hands, and captured
through the stones, beneath the surface.
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