Through my art I am trying to understand and raise questions about the way we, as humans who live in a modern, capitalist society, have separated ourselves from the natural world. I am particularly curious about the relationship between instinctual, imaginative thought and learned, analytical thought, as well as the impact this interaction of processes has on our tendency to live in our minds, disconnected from our bodies and from the nature. I see the human form as a symbol of nature's power, strength and beauty, but use body parts in my sculpture so as not to distract the artist or the audience from the issues I wish to explore.

The power of nature, for example, is portrayed in Babystomper (1998) , part of a group of kinetic work I began in 1995 to experiment with the relationship between imaginative and analytical thought through my choice of materials and method, as well as subject matter. Those works combine free form casting with geometric fabrication and/or mechanical engineering. In another series of work which includes among others the propane powered Bic Lighter (2001) and electric Jagermeister Lamp (2001), mechanics are also employed, this time ironically to suggest just how much we have distanced ourselves from nature in this society that mass produces "disposable" lighters and sample size containers in the name of convenience and consumption, without regard for the environment from which we sprung.