Moving away from the familiarity of the picture plane, carving has become a fresh diversion for me. While working with the raw materials of nature, I find the dance of chiseling within the current of the wood’s grain much like the rhythm of painting.  I see the two as corresponding expressions.

War and Raven are metaphorical characters that were inspired by a song I had written.  They portray  the polar roles of provision and destruction.  While  performing the song at a local folk festival, I had some friends wear the masks with cloaks and dance in front of the stage, when their characters were introduced in the ballad.