ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2021 Submission

I try to breathe life into clay. To imbue it with feelings or just to capture moments in time. To massage the mundane with magic so that it reveals the wonder within.

The characters I sculpt can be human or animal, but each of them tells a story. As you view them from different angles, the fullness of those stories emerges, not only from their shapes, but from their textures and colors as well.

I love creating something new each time. What a challenge it is to convey elusive emotions via natural facial expressions! Or to figure out accurate anatomical proportions as each character emerges from a mound of lifeless mud!

I regularly use cold finishes and add whatever other materials are necessary to complete the character image. I do not feel bound by any traditions of the trade.

My goal is to let something in each character stir something inside each viewer: a fleeting emotion, a tender memory, or a lasting insight about life. Something to renew your spirit and nourish your soul.