I experience my art as a radical response and prayer to life.  Each piece develops as a deep, evolutionary process, expressing my personal spiritual journey and the emotional vicissitudes of beingness.  Each sculpture arises out of an erotic dance between my hands and the clay, as we give, yield, caress, and let go into the unknown. My creative hope is to connect to you, the viewer, at a heart level. I am grateful to you for witnessing my creations, and for the experiences from which the art has emerged.

 

My latest work, the dolls, come from a deeply personal space, exploring the emotional and psycho-spiritual nature of the inner child that resides within us all, despite our age.  In essence, the child and our “Buddha Nature” seem not so far apart.  In these pieces I explore the acceptance of brokenness and vulnerability, which give rise to compassion.

 

Earlier work has focused on the integration of masculine and feminine and on the sacredness of the feminine in her many manifestations.  As a student of Jungian psychology, I am fascinated by the psycho-spiritual journey.  Through the clay I enjoy exploring the symbols and myths hidden in the psyche, which often do not appear, until I begin to hold the clay in my hands.  I believe the Universal is found in the very personal stories of each one of us and, when these stories are shared, we connect at a heart level.