My career as a California artist began with the practice of ceramic art; my greatest love, expression and freedom have always derived from clay sculpture. However, over the years my creative exploration has led to the use of many materials and mediums: marble, alabaster and soapstone where I engage in direct carving; bronze casting, poetry, book publishing, etc. “Constructive Interlude” is a carved, modeled and assembled work which commemorates those lost to the Loma Prieta Earthquake of 1989 in the San Francisco Bay area. The major impulse of the piece as in all my work is the process of execution; a sculptural concept is liberated by the form and the process. The finished product is an eternal record of the experience, and hopefully will enlighten and inspire.

I’ve been a sculptor for more than 3 1/2 decades; as a ceramic sculptor, I am, basically, self-taught. I received enormous support and encouragement for my work by pre-eminent sculptors Ted Odza at Laney College (1979) and subsequently, Peter Voulkos at UC Berkeley. I was trained in stone carving by master sculptor, Ishmael Rodriguez, and learned mold making and bronze casting at the College of Marin in the 1980s. I’ve shown my artwork mainly in Northern California and received various awards for my ceramic sculpture. The medium of sculpture has been a journey within the realm of emotional transcendence and feelings of unity with all life processes. I find healing and a sense of hope as important elements in the creative process; my art involves profound struggle, triumph and regeneration.