In my gritty studio, in the heart of the manufacturing area of Cleveland Ohio, I work with the material that shaped the industrial Midwest; steel. I create elegant and refined works using sweeping forms and geometric shapes that defy gravity. Color as well as form create the mood and experience. Some sculptures, painted bright red, are light and playful. Other works' employ the color black, reflecting the light from the unfinished areas.

   Although my work is conceived spontaneously, I view the images below the surface of my conscience. Personal experience becomes an inspiration for the images. I mentally store images so that I can return to them in the future to recreate them.

   Often I will stop working on one piece and start working on another. The unfinished piece may lay untouched for years biefore I realize how long it has been forgotten. I will begin working again as though I had never stopped. Stepping back from the work for a while allows me the freedom to pursue my creative processes by joining and merging past and present experience. the creation of a work marks a particular time and place in my existence by capturing a glimpse of the past