ALONE IN A CROWD: A crowd of faces, all anonymous, all different. One face stands out,
the man who is all alone. This work is about 12" square. The heads are porcelain clay,
and most are stained with iron oxides. One head is painted with acrylics.
The heads are mounted on a wooden board. August, 2009

MANATEES: A pair of Manatees (parent and juvenile). The work is about 24" X 10" X 12". Made
from terra-cotta clay, colored with a gray slip, and textured with sand. I want to thank Dr. Butch
Rommel for sharing his photos and drawings, and Paul Spirito for making the steel base. March, 2009

SOLD, December 2009

FINALLY... The Artist's Statement
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."

Although I have spent my professional career as a Scientist and Physiology Professor in several Universities, I have always had a strong interest in the arts. Now, in retirement here on the coast of Maine, I have been free to pursue this long-time passion, as a sculptor. After several workshops and classes, I have begun to develop a direction and focus for my work;

"Sculptural interpretation of the human, and other biological forms, from realism to stylized expression".

I work entirely in natural earth clays, and try not to obscure the form of a piece with complex coloring or glazes. Most recently, I have been working in Terracotta and Porcelain Clay, which I find are ideal for my figurative work.

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