ARTIST'S STATEMENT:

Through my art, I seek connection with the oldest made things and with the soil from which they were shaped. For over twenty five years, physical places have been wellsprings of inspiration for me: these include the dust-bitten badlands of the Southwestern US; the Neolithic cave art sites of Southwestern France; and Iceland's volcanic landscape. I find that an intense experience in a natural site -- the smells, feel, touch and cultural memory -- imbue the place with a sacredness that demands something of me. Making art is the form of translation I use to touch the nerve and glimpse at the mystery of being alive and connected to land and people across time.

I believe we stitch ourselves to the fabric of the land through art and language. This theme has played out in my paintings, collages, and fine art books. Travel increases my sense of humanity, makes me take risks, reveals and undermines my prejudices, and stretches my conceptions about art.

I probe the connections between human and earthen, the shared nature of our chemistries. I try to give visual form to the pulse of the land within myself, by coupling a conceptual idea with a sensual and well-crafted process.