Memories of exploring meadows, creek-beds, and my father's landscape nursery have all helped to inform my work. I have always been in awe of the symbiotic relationship between man and nature. I began to recognize an inherent sensitivity to touch through the soil and plants that I work with. Clay allows me to manipulate and emulate organic forms and surfaces. I use various hand-building techniques to explore the potential capabilities, scale, and limits of clay. I sculpt and build intuitively, sometimes beginning with historical references or working from themes and ideas that capture the form's energy and rhythm.