The sculptures I create focus on many aspects of our wild instinctual psyche as articulated through animal and human forms. Stripped down to their bare bones, these creatures exhibit a primitive life force, both fierce and vulnerable.

As a psychotherapist I have explored the world of the human psyche. We are now living through a double violation of nature, our own and the natural world. My sculpture is my passionate response to this desecration.

I approach the clay as I would an unknown animal, with my senses fully open. I feel the spirit of the clay through my body.  I listen with my hands and the deep ears of my heart as I begin to make the invisible visible. A creature may emerge in a recognizable form speaking of its plight or its magnificence.  More often the form appears mysterious, inviting me to wonder about its nature, our nature, and our relationship.

The primitive forces - pulling, pushing, ripping and pounding - are essential to my process. The rawness of these movements connects me to my wild side, highlighting the strong emotional content of my work from open-mouthed wonder to open-throated shriek.

The intention of my work is to awaken the senses and the heart – disturb, provoke, and ignite the imagination.   Something new may be birthed - a movement from despair to hope, death to rebirth, an evolutionary possibility of change and growth  - enticing the viewer to wonder about our place in the family of things.