Nature Sculpture

Using materials from nature, I create ephemeral abstract sculptures. Healing, seeking balance, and accepting uncertainty and impermanence are important themes in my art and in my life.

My work is inspired by my desire to understand and heal the environment. By working intimately with natural materials such as rocks, branches, leaves, and sand, I deepen my knowledge of nature and natural forces.

In addition to working alone, I lead group art-making events and workshops, provide training and consultation, and create participatory installations. Collaboration with local environmentalists helps make my work responsive to local ecosystems and issues. Through group events, I aim to impart a sense of discovered knowledge, to release creative energy, to arouse a sense of delight in nature, and to inspire action on behalf of the environment.

I'm grateful that people working with me, viewing my sculptures, or seeing photographs of my work often comment that they've learned something or seen something in a new way. One man first noticed that a tree in his neighborhood had been cut down because he saw my array of flower caps embellishing the top of the remaining stump; the stump had been there at least ten years. A workshop participant described her experience making precariously balanced rock sculptures as "a gift to take and use over and over again."

See www.naturesculpture.com