"We should all write the story of our own life." (whatever the medium)
Redon

I am interested in old items which remind me of museums, life in previous centuries, my own heritage and in developing my feeling of connection to the past.

I collect certain items from the era of my childhood and earlier. I see these items as treasures. I want to recreate a fantastic attic of reconfigured used items that are artistically valuable for their inherent value as relics as well as for their new found life as collages recreating a contemporary statement.

"Recycling" for re-use in this sense has the added dimension of attempting to find and recreate my tenacious long-living soul. The convention of collecting incites my learning of history and captivates my imagination to create a coherent heritage for myself.

I usually start with two pieces that in my mind must be joined. The pieces are chosen with the recognition of possibility to delight the viewer with subtle, dawning beauty. Together the pieces expand the intended vision. The direction is defined by the exquisiteness of the natural world compounded by the marks of age.

In my compositions I re-invent objects to capture moments when the eye can on the heavens espy.