Recurve

This model’s body was so incredibly beautiful to me from the first time I saw her because of the curves and the way she flowed. I re-sculpted her form and echoed her curves in black clay. This is one of those pieces that happened very quickly.
She modeled for a group of us a long [...]

Naked Chocolate

We’re getting ready for the receptions of the annual Exposed: Nudes in Art show at Litmus Gallery November 2 and 3. Here are the torsos I sculpted to be cast in chocolate for the event.
They are masked with water based clay inside of a plastic jar that I cut the top and bottom off of. [...]

The third kind of rejection

Rejection is an emotional shove, sometimes in the right direction.
The most common kind of rejection is simply a cold, unfeeling closed door that leads you to question your own existence.  I must force myself to knock louder.
Rejection can be hateful and devastating -the kind intended to inflict pain. Knowing someone hates you so much, [...]

To sea or not to see

“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it,” said Helen Keller.  I make these baby sea turtles out of dark clay. Each one is hand drawn in my clay and every shell is hand carved. They hang on the wall and group well together. They’re special [...]