My Art is In Material

When I am asked as a sculptor, what material I work in, I usually respond: “Whatever I can gets my hands on!” And it’s true, I find myself working in metal, wood, stone and even cloth, if I must or if I have the opportunity. Because it is not the material that is so important to me, as transforming the material into a form that seems both suitable to me and the project. And in that process of working with a material, I find I enjoy the act of transforming the material as much as I enjoy the finished artwork. If it is true that it takes a lifetime to master a material, then I’ll never be a master in any material. My art, however, is in the transformation of material.