I began my love for the arts as a dancer.
I majored in dance at Southern Methodist University. There I learned the techniques of Martha Graham, and modern dance became my emphasis. I studied with the Martha Graham Company - which was in residence during the 1982 season - and, in 1985, I studied with Bertram Ross, one of the original company members. Inspired by the company members' incredible body control, their immaculate beauty and their almost spiritual sense of movement, I found my own dance come alive. I continued my study and performance of dance for several years. Unfortunately, a lower back injury ended my career.

In the spring of 1989 I was forced to reevaluate my pursuits. I found a new calling working in clay. I discovered an ability to translate my knowledge of anatomy and movement into physical forms that capture the human dance. I studied life-drawing and sculpting in New York, Texas and Los Angeles. As for my subjects, I concentrate on the female form mainly for its aesthetic, but I cannot deny its convenience and familiarity.

The purpose of my sculpture is to clearly communicate a specific concept and to impact the viewer emotionally. I often work from my head, referring periodically to pictures of my model for anatomical answers. I like to play with balance - pushing the laws of physics - but I appreciate subtlety and humor and, of course, beauty.

Flights of Fancy (Giselle, Martha, Corinne and Priscilla) is a dance.

Each dancer is suspended in a moment of time and solidified in bronze. The dance is many dances. What is shared is the experience of movement through space. So, each stands alone, but together they create a lively dynamic. The masks and hairdos that adorn them are truly part of my fancy. (Click on the image for more information)

Giselle

Her movement is reminiscent of the flight of a gazelle. The gazelle is noted for its soft lustrous eyes, here masked with a hard, protected gaze. The position is a back layout requiring strong abdominal control with release of the head and arms.

A woman has many moods. Three Tall Women depict three.

Lilly is the ingenue with timid beauty, uncertain.

Rita is the surrender, in supplication for desire

Marion is reveling in the self-assurance - all the glory and joy of being a woman.

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