"There are new mixed media sculptures in your Blue Acid show. They combine 3D elements with 2D painted planes which are almost billboard-like presentations intermixed in the work in a novel way. How do you approach such a thing? One of the great things about making art is discovering something that sprang from seemingly nowhere. In retrospect it looks logical but in the moment it's an epiphany and suddenly it's exciting to explore it."
"My studio is across the street from Creative Woodworking and they have a box where they put scrap wood for anyone who wants it and it's irresistible to me and there were a bunch of oddly shaped things with multiple sides so I painted on them realizing that different themes could coexist depending on which side and that led to adding sculptural elements and words and basically opened a new horizon for me."
Discovery of new mixed-media directions happened as scrap wood from a nearby Creative Woodworking box introduced oddly shaped, multi-sided forms. Painting across different sides allowed multiple themes to coexist and suggested integrating three-dimensional elements, words, and billboard-like painted planes. The resulting works intermix 3D sculpture with 2D painted surfaces in novel configurations. Sculpture functions as a supplement to a lifelong commitment to painting, offering visceral, diorama-like immersion reminiscent of childhood craft experiences. The practice balances restraint—maintaining painting as primary—with an openness to sudden epiphanies and material-led experiments that expand formal and thematic horizons.
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