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My carved wood sculptures are the realization of a process. The many forms colors and concepts I experience and develop conspire to present an entity that has emerged from my subconscious.  

During the waking state, or during dreams or through the evolution of the drawing process, the sculptures appear. Many of my sculptures are informed by the universal ancient myths of Greece, Italy, Asia and the Americas. Goddesses, guardians and prophets have appeared. Christian iconography has been a persistent force in recent series.

  Drawing the images repeatedly as they appear allows for a familiarity with the concept and its forms. These drawings enable the initial concept to grow, to flourish and to take me to unfamiliar ground. This process encourages an openness and readiness to engage the new.  

In my earliest works the subconscious itself appeared as burgeoning and blossoming organic entities. In pieces such as the Octopus the metaphor for the subconscious is clear.

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