I am a storyteller and an observer of nature and the nature of the human condition. Color, humor and animation are important aspects of my work. Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel, Flemish art and Japanese woodblock prints were all early influences. Growing up on a farm as a child I played and fantasized in the large barns in the back of my house. Working with my hands I assembled special environments for myself and these became my living sculptures. Years later I became a sculptor of paper, creating environments on a larger scale. My interest in depicting human nature and its foibles has never changed. However, the primary focus at this time is man’s destruction of his environment. All materials have limitations so my processes and materials have changed. Ever- evolving, I arrived at mixed media art, using clay, paper, metal and found objects.