Artist Statement

It is the timelessness of art that fascinates me. Since time began, artists have portrayed their environments as well as humanities strengths and weaknesses. Those who study history look at the art of past cultures to better understand the ideals and values of those times. In this manner of speaking the artists role is to immortalize the human course through time.

I believe that I have a responsibility to learn from what has come before us and to imprint the values and ideals of our own culture through my work. William Morris called Art "the expression of mans delight in his labour a joy to the maker and the user". This is my defining artistic motivation, an intense appreciation for the love of making and to continue the chain of knowledge throughout my time by learning and teaching.