I came to sculpture in a round-about way.
In college, I began fine art studies to become an animator, but became sidetracked by a workstudy job in technical theatre. I was enchanted by working behind the scenes for road shows featuring magicians to monkeys to opera to Shakespeare. Soon, this led to a change in my life-travel arc.
I switched focus & finished my BFA in technical theatre & worked for over 30 years as a theatrical properties artisan & designer building props in a wide array of styles for many different venues. This included live stage, television, movies, a couple of Olympic ceremonies & any other event needing the design & execution of 3-dimensional objects.
But, during all this, I never lost the art “bug” & continued making my own pieces through exploration of different media including textiles, paper, mosaic, found objects & finally, wood sculpture with mixed materials…a logical extension of prop work which required familiarity with endless types of materials & processes. My theatrical experience also bred a certain fearlessness in trying new approaches to my sculpture as I never worry about whether I will fail, occasional failure is inevitable. But the journey of exploration is often as important as a final product for me.
I am currently a full-time artist living & working in Los Angeles. In addition to studio work, I also enjoy doing public demonstrations with my portable lathe & pyrography tools as well as teaching workshops & classes in various techniques.
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