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The art that I create reminds me how beautiful and wonderful life is. I do
not try to create an ideal or copy with mechanical accuracy but to expose
the harmonies of form that reveal the body’s perfect design. Harmony in
life is everything. I try to capture that one fleeting moment when a
person is revealed, when one is overwhelmed with the gladness of being. I
believe our moments of greatest joy are associated with some form of
beauty, harmony, rhythm, truth, and order.
Sculpture presents an
incredible challenge: It is like trying to accomplish 1,000 successful
drawings of the same subject. I try to create my sculpture with neither a
front nor a back; I want it to be viewed from all angles. For me, art is a
sacred refuge, a calming place. Work is a haven for me, and I want my
artwork to enable the viewer to create a sanctuary at home. I want my work
to remind the observer of the possibilities of life.
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I
live to create. From boyhood on, I was always scribbling. By second grade,
I was sent to the principal’s office for drawing nude sketches of my
teacher while she was at the chalkboard. It was her movement that
fascinated me. When we are alive, we are never standing still. I draw
every day of my life. Drawing is the beginning of all art. The beauty of
the human form awes me. I cannot imagine a more perfect design.