For over 2 decades, Expression and Freedom has been my credo. Expression is essential to the artist. I feel truly blessed to have been gifted the ability to take an abstract idea and manifest it into the realm of my 3 dimensional world. This in turn grants me the Freedom from constraints, rules and conventions, the liberty to invent my own set of norms. But by no means does freedom come easy, in fact, producing art has been by far the hardest thing I’ve ever done. But hard is good. Funny thing though, the harder it got, the easier it became if that makes any sense. An equilibrium was established. That feeling of freedom to express my truest, most personal vision, became my inspiration throughout my career. In my humble opinion, the most basic aspect of life and art is, sometimes it’s hard, sometimes it’s easy, and everything in between.
For me, it’s always been about the process. Trust your intuition, make those decisions to challenge your abilities that impact your art. I get bored easily. I’m always looking for new stimulation, new adventures so to speak, can’t stay in the same place for too long. But throughout my ever changing chaotic whims and desires came about a consistency and discipline. Now that’s a powerful combination. This became the fundamental tools on which I created my process, my practice. Validation is not the ultimate goal, often the journey gets overlooked. Years of experimenting, setbacks, failures and low points blends seamlessly into advancements, excelled learning and yes, sometimes smashing success. Showing up everyday drives the process, a constant ebb and flow of technique and emotion, ever weaving the fabric of every piece of art I create. My contribution to this world is modest, worthy of respect and has meaning, at least I think so. Guess that’s all that really matters.
