Each of my metal sculptures is as much about the process as it is the final result. I usually start with a simple idea like ‘visualize a sound’, ’peel a rectangle of steel like a potato’, or ‘freehand cut the straightest line I can’. I then experiment using whatever tool or technology seems appropriate to transform industrial materials into a new creation that still speaks to the raw beauty, texture, and luminance of the original material.
For public works, I examine how the sculpture will interact with its environment; the neighborhood, the foot traffic, sunlight, shadow, vegetation - all the factors that might affect the experience over a single day or over the course of an entire year.
For me, the fun is in the challenge, the many failures, and the small successes that inch a project towards a result that is often far from the original concept.