My current use of the human face as subject matter is a deliberate attempt to make my art, and therefore my message, more accessible. The figures I create represent both real and imaginary individuals, inspiration coming from people I interact with every day: co-workers, friends, and family.

When working with an imaginary subject I am usually most concerned with perfecting emotive content. But when working from a model, someone I know, my goal is more complex. My hope is that the finished sculpture has a certain presence and personality that is, to me and others who know him or her, recognizably that of the model. But I also try to depict a certain specificality about the individual: an attitude, a belief, a mannerism. To this end I use expression, form, and often symbolism.