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The source of all things. The beginning of life. The primal mark.
My work reflects an investigation into archetypal symbols found in nature
and inscribed on ancient stones.
I draw from this universal visual language, returning again and again
to some of nature's purest forms,
such as the spiral, the circle, and the crescent, whose cyclical shapes
suggest renewal and regeneration,
birth and the cycle of life.
Whether creating a painting or print, I choose earth tones -- ochres,
siennas and umbers, the colors of antiquity.
The surfaces, built with subtle layers of color and texture and accented
by bold marks, seem to reach back in
time to early mark-making. In my sculpture, I incorporate the same archetypal
symbols with motifs such as
running spirals and concentric circles found in sacred geometry. Whether
rusted steel or earth-colored concrete,
these works are meant to inspire and to connect the viewer with the spirit
of nature.
My inspiration comes from symbols found on pottery shards, ancient stones,
and cave walls throughout the
world. These inscriptions, some dating to the Neolithic era, hold mysteries
of ancient cultures. My pilgrimages
to sacred sites such as Newgrange in Ireland, The Temple of Knossos in
Crete, Delphi, and the caves in the
south of France have been rich with new insight and material. At each
of these sites, there is evidence that Gaia,
mother earth, was revered, and I am drawn to the feminine forms that are
prevalent. My work is accessed not
through the intellect, but rather the heart or subconscious mind, what
Carl Jung referred to as the collective
unconscious. As I work the surface of the plate or canvas and access this
ancient iconography, I feel an affinity
with those who have come before me.
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