Nature is the long and inspiring thread running through my works. The details are so intricate and lingering that they capture and engage my curiosity. I use a variety of techniques and processes to create. To preserve the details and forms of branches and seed pods I made castings in bronze and aluminum. When nature was fleeting, I preserved the most delicate materials with wax. With pine needle coiling I experiment with forms. It is always a process of discovery and learning that leads to the beginning of something new.