I celebrate the variety of animals we live with through my stylized stone sculptures. Each sculpture is one-of-a-kind and the design is exclusive to that piece. Every sculpture is truly unique and reflects my view that each creature is special and significant.

I play with the formal elements of spirals and triangles in my designs to inspire ideas and add levels of meaning to my work. To put a twist in a form is to put life and interest into it. I think life is an ascending spiral, and the spirals in my sculpture are an expression of my life. Triangles are dynamic shapes, full of possibilities and the potential for movement. There are an infinite number of triangular shapes, and an infinite number of ideas.

I draw from my 20-year career as a Disney Animator to create expressive poses. Research is an important part of my creative process, and I must know my subject well, both inside and out, before making a sculpture. Then the elements of design can be used to communicate the spirit of the animal through the pose.

Stone doesn’t move, but it does when light plays over a curved surface and stops abruptly at a fine edge. The eye moves over a sculpture at different speeds depending on the composition and texture of the surface. Movement and time, the two aspects of animation which may appear to be absent, are actually present in the eye of the viewer and guided by the thoughtful design of the sculptor.

I wish to encourage awareness of the interconnected nature of the world and the species we risk losing through over-consumption of resources. So far, I have donated part of the purchase price of several sculptures to help build a tiger corridor in Southeast Asia and preserve sea turtle nesting beaches in Nicaragua. Sculpting in stone is a joyful process for me—noisy, dusty, always an adventure. A piece of the earth and an expression of my heart combine to help the animals survive and thrive.