The creation of sculpture and installation work is largely driven by my response to the environment in which it comes to exist -- whether that be through the integration of materials that are locally collected and can serve as representations of the site itself, or, through the creation of synthetic landscapes that are inspired by the site and are more conceptual in nature.

In the summer of 2007 I began work on this project by altering hundreds of handmade ceramic shapes. Conceptually this project is an exploration of the need for nourishment, both physical and psychological. It is largely a response to the past ten years of my life, which have primarily been spent seeking to improve the welfare of underprivileged communities, both here in this country and abroad. These experiences have brought me both great joys on the one hand, and profound sadness on the other, and in an effort to convey these experiences I have been driven to undertake this project. The installation of this work serves as a personal meditation and response to both the challenges intrinsic to the economic disparities I have encountered, layered alongside the beauty and fragility of the human experience more generally.