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Artist Statement:
My work is inspired by both the young seedlings growing in the backyard and machinery that hums, rumbles, shifts, and glides. I developed a love of nature as a young boy while helping my mother in her garden, and I am certain that the many trips in the passenger seat of my father’s semi-truck account for my interest in machinery. It has been these experiences throughout the years that have shaped my aesthetic. As an aesthetic element, nature is alluded to in the surface coloration, forms, organic transitions, and natural materials. In contrast, the use of machine-made parts, polished surfaces, steel, aluminum, and hard edges connote the mechanical. In combination these two opposing visual elements contrast and complement each other in a way that requires a delicate balance.