I see art as a tool of expression alone. Whether its from natures beautiful intention or in a museum near you. My artwork mainly explodes out of personal feeling and is wrapped with a direct aesthetic intention. I continue on making the work inside reaching both to an outward language of beauty and an in-depth sub conversation with the viewer. With my found object work, I also include pieces and objects which may have sat in my studio for years on end without realizing their placement. I can often find pieces having no correlation to one another and later place them together in direct dialogue like they have found a long lost relationship. This reconnection is what drives my passion and emotion to pay attention to my surroundings and to also look deeper myself so that my work can have layers of intention. In our current state as a civilization I feel we have a certain obligation to not only make attractively beautiful work but tap into minds on a level of intrigue and question. With all of the other media sources constantly feeding our brains I think the greatest source of nourishment is from the artist within.