A transplant from New England to California; I grew up in an artistic family. This was a privilege I relished as art materials abounded and I was never allowed to be bored. The master sculptors Michelangelo, Rodin and Bernini are my heroes. Because of my fascination with other places, people and animals, it is no accident that Scuba diving is my second favorite thing to do. I draw inspiration from these surreal worlds where science fiction and mythology merge.

It is no coincidence that I love to sculpt, as I find living things endlessly fascinating. I try to stretch my imagination and skills to create a beautiful sculpture integrating the human and animal forms that look as if they “could be” real by making it anatomically correct. I often use water based clay, as it is an amazingly pliable medium with which to work, and being a material that has been used over the ages, I can connect with the far past to create anything large and rough or small and detailed.

The other art materials I love making stuff out of are; stone carving, pastel paintings and creating things out of fabric.

My sense of whimsy prevails.