I have been sculpting since the age of eight.  Without any formal training, I naturally gravitated toward sculpture which combines two of my greatest loves – artistic expression and working with my hands.  As an adult, I have also found that sculpting has helped keep alive a small portion of the wonder and imagination that is so natural to us in childhood.  Though I have done some work in terracotta, my principal medium is polymer clay and modeling compounds.  I have a keen sense of humor and love producing miniature figurines that are cheerful or whimsical in nature.   My work is often inspired by a joke or story I've heard or an amusing situation I've seen.  Some of my works are homages to quirky traits of friends or family.

One of my favorite aspects of sculpting is what I call, “following the work.”  I begin with an initial sense of what I am creating but strive to remain open to what the clay itself wants to become.  When successfully done, this “co-creative” approach produces surprising and often delightful results far beyond what I could have planned or envisioned at the outset.  I wish for my art to produce in the viewer a sense of joy, wonder or lightness in our often troubled world.  If someone views my work and leaves with a smile, I have succeeded.