Bio

My education of wood began while working in my father’s woodworking shop at the age of sixteen. I was exposed to the wonders of working with raw materials and transforming these fragments into a functional piece of furniture. For the past thirty years, I continue to learn the secrets that lie within the grains of wood and search for the next piece of living history to be used in my next sculpture. I enjoy discovering the unexpected in the expected, asking questions and exploring new things that challenge and excite me. I think of sculpture as a puzzle, with its man pieces fitting together to create the story I want to share. Are the hands clinched or relaxed? Is the head tilted or held straight, slightly upward? The ever-telling eyes or the curl of a lip, all of these when put together create the whole piece and the potential and relate that story to the viewer. I am a visual problem solver who invites the challenges of working with various materials; this often leads to new and exciting developments that keep me learning as an artist. I continue to work on private and public commissions, enjoying the freedom this life offers me to enjoy time with family and friends, to help within my community, contemplate life and react to what I feel passionate about.

Residency Project

I am interested in creating three dimensional sculptures as a collaborative effort. Working with the students on all aspects of the process from designing a piece to fit into its surroundings through to installing the work. It is exciting to be a part of the increase of skills that allows people to work in three dimensions.

Teaching Experience

I have taught numerous carving workshops at Hooper Studios in Hampton as well as teaching sculpture during the sculpture symposium in Saint John through the Saint John Arts Centre. I have also been an instructor of sculpture for the portfolio development program at the Arts Centre in Saint John.