I have been drawn my entire life to creation in wood and language, which much of my work combines. A fusion of wood, images and words. In it, I explore themes of mystery and wonder, nature, and ephemerality and change. My work as a whole is intended to convey a sense of peace. 

 

Much of my work in the last 20 years has been pieces I call textured tablets, which are incised wall art made from hard maple wood, using a pointille method (engraved small dots). They are incised with figurative beings, words and/or decorative elements, intended to convey the themes which I attempt to express.

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But you will also see pieces in the round and bas-relief, and some woods other than maple.

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During more than 50 years of working in wood in various genres, these pieces have evolved, both content and medium, and the work continues to evolve. I find the pieces very satisfying to create and to share, though at heart they’re all messages to myself.