My inspiration to create formed during my time as an art director in major advertising agencies. I enjoyed the challenge of applying my creativity to branding products, but was uncomfortable with my roll in mass production.

Perhaps my art is a reaction against my earlier career. After selling efficiency and uniformity, my pieces have evolved towards a more natural focus. The forms are free flowing, random, and spontaneous. I don't pre plan or work from a sketch. I enjoy the process of jumping straight in and playing with the materials — bending it this and that — allowing it to become the shape it wants to become.

The materials I choose to create my sculptures are inspired by observing how animals create their homes. Full of creativity and ingenuity, basic materials found within their living environment are converted into functional dams, nests, and hives.

Over the years, my backyard has become the source for my materials. Dogwood is used to form the skeleton for my light sculptures. Plants used for papermaking are grown for their fibers. Flowers and leaves are picked, pressed, and added to my sculptures as inclusions. With this process, the light diffuses through my work in a much more natural way, highlighting all those wonderful imperfections found in the materials nature creates.