My works range from site-specific projects and installations in public places to small, functional objects. The thread that connects my background in craft with my current studio practice is an abiding fascination with materials. Beginning with early training in ceramics, my artwork has evolved into an inventive reuse and repurposing of such things as salvaged building supplies, disposable products and post-consumer waste. I rework material – to generate transformation by rearranging our idea of the familiar.

At the core of my research is a desire to create harmony between the reality of our urban existence and the human search for meaning, connection and wonder. Working to capture the cycles of growth, decay, and renewal over time, I draw inspiration from the process of reclamation. Guided by interests in ecology and sustainable urban infrastructure, I seek alternatives to single-use consumer habits in order to affect and promote healthy communities.

My work is integrated into specific environments to activate them; in return the space and the viewer activate the work. By building systems that inform, educate and inspire creative repurposing and reuse, I seek to spark curiosity, imagination, connection and conversation. My work is an invitation to people of all interests and socioeconomic backgrounds to engage and participate in the transformation of public spaces into thriving examples of human ecology.