Artist statement

 

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I create art inspired by spiritual moments that occur during one’s lifetime, such as the birth of a child or the death of a loved one. The relationships between people, the earth, and the hereafter have long intrigued me, and art is a way to explore my feelings about these relationships and to express them in non-verbal language.

I work primarily in glass, and each piece I create is a study of color, light reflectance, and texture as well as the relationships between the three. My goal is for viewers to see the beauty in all things including death, for after death comes rebirth and renewal….