Conceptually, my work refers to abstractions of the human figure. I have a real hesitation about too-literally representing the human form, as it is not my goal to control specifically what my "audience" interprets from the work. It is my intent, however, to convey a time in life, a period, a mood, a place, as a take-off point for exploring a range of human emotions. Abstracting the human form opens up the opportunity to reach people on a more visceral, emotional level.

One of my main intentions with the sculptures is a desire to draw connections and comparisons between what goes on in interpersonal relationships, and what occurs on a larger level (ie. between countries and cultures). The evolution of man's discerning and delineating our similarities and differences, and of the problems, politics, solutions, and emotions created therein, are of great interest to me. Such intellectual and emotional juggling finds a parallel in one-on-one relationships. What happens between humans on a "macro" level (ie. politically, socially, culturally) also occurs on a "micro," more intimate level (ie. family, friends, love-relationships).

In this sense, many human experiences are shared, or "archetypal" in origin, and cross all boundaries of culture, race, and religion. It is these emotions, common to us all as human beings, that I seek to convey in my work.