All around us are boundaries, surfaces and separations, not just walls also skin and liquid and fabric and metal. 3 dimensions are only a simplified way to depict what we see before us when really there is a continuous whole of space that objects exist in. We think of an object as having a bottom, top, sides, front and back but really there are endless possible variations and combinations of form and surface. Our existence is spatial, though we are acclimated to living on one general plane- we walk on the surface of the earth or the floor of a building we go up and down stairs but even those tend to be flat planes each one raised above the other but level.

With this body of work I am interested in the processes of creating a 3 dimensional surface from a 2 dimensional plane. I form sheet metal under pressure between two mated forms to create compound curved surfaces. This is a way of shaping space in sculpture whereas more traditional practices of making sculpture are reductive or additive. By shaping a thin surface both an inside and an outside becomes visually accessible. I often refine the surfaces to a high polish because of an appreciation for the way light and shadow reflects and creates an illusive, complex array of patterns.

In the development of this work I use the most advanced computer 3D modeling software, computer controlled machining processes, industrial powder coating and professional grade automotive painting processes that I can find access to. These are the tools used, like a painter uses tubes of paint and brushes. Time is spent learning new fabrication techniques or computer applications in order to more accurately represent and express the emotion that each idea calls for. I study patterns and processes that are repetitive and asymmetrical utilizing them to create flowing elegant shapes while striving to express unique emotion through the forms. It is in this sense that I consider it a form of expressionism, however due to the nature of the materials used it is a prolonged effort that requires much planning and engineering.