Over the past 20 years, I've been creating sculptures, as well as functional pottery and during this time, I've explored various themes, but I find that I keep returning to my fascination with the human form. I am truly captivated by the human form; by the way that a gesture can speak to us. I believe that the emotional weight of a sculpture is best expressed through the gesture.

My subjects and forms are familiar to everyone because the inspiration for my forms have always been ordinary people with enough detail to identify the form but not so much as to define it completely. I purposely adjust distinguishing characteristics by size and color so as not to prescribe identity. While my desire is for my sculpted figures to convey authentic human emotions and relationships, I notice that they also serve as archetypes that transcend the context of their story.  Artists have their own unique or peculiar way of looking at and depicting life.  I attempt to show character, emotion and story through subtle and exaggerated expressions, body proportion, and subtle mannerisms. Some of my works may have a tragic or pathetic quality, while others are whimsical and lighthearted. 

The concept of connection is a common theme in my work. I explore it at a multitude of levels. Perhaps the most fundamental level is in my choice of media. Working with clay I’m working with the crust of the earth and feel a strong sense of honoring that primordial connection we humans have with the earth that sustains us. On another level, it’s about the connection that is had in response to feeling like a true Creator when I construct a figure in clay. The meaning of Adamah, from which we derive the name “Adam’ literally translates to ‘earth’ or ‘clay’, so by legend, the first figurative sculptor was Yahweh, or ‘God’. By placing myself in the role of Creator, slowly defining the forms that are identified as human, perhaps at its core these stories and the work I pursue, talk about the chance to understand ourselves.

What I consider important is that my work is accessible and easily understood.  Through my sculptures there are times I’m very consciously attempting to capture a moment, an experience or an insight. My intent is to connect with the viewer and elicit a response that doesn't require serious contemplation or analysis.  I am compelled to find the single gesture that captures the essential meaning of a story and speaks to the viewer on multiple levels. Historical and contemporary figurative sculptors and painters like Louise Bourgeois's figurative works, Francis Bacon's use of color, Christyl Boger's elegant, subtle, gestures, and Beth Cavener's primordial , emotive, qualities, all influence my work to some degree.