Lines in Sculpture
As a painter, line has always been a key element in my work. It can describe the shape, enhance a form, delineate space, and create tension among the scratches and marks of the surface. Using the drawn line allows for a freedom to make images that are not possible in reality, such as heavy objects hanging from a tiny string or houses standing on tall, thin sticks.
There is humor in the impossibility of it. Therefore, when I approach sculpture, I want to use that line to create movement and serendipity – finding positive and negative spaces that play together. Arcs and tall standing forms, while incorporating nature as a grounding element, have become the basis of form in the sculptures.
I look to find the grace of the line among the elements, to have them reflect the purity of the inspiration that come from leaves, flowers, and twigs. Small and intimate, they are delicate thoughts about balance in the universe.
