Artist Statement
How one walks through the world, the endless small adjustments of balance,
is affected by the shifting weights of beautiful things.
– Elaine Scarry
Beautiful things have always affected my life and I believe beauty is a powerful force in the world. Not all beauty is dramatic and I am often drawn towards the quiet and subtle: the texture of a rusty nail, a discarded book, pieces of a magnolia seed, or the curve of a beach stone. Each new object or material that catches my eye has the potential to shift the balance of my artwork. I love the dance that results because of this and I hope that the objects I create may someday slip into someone else’s life and tip the balance of their world towards beauty.
