My goal is to unfold the essence of each of my works, creating original, distinctive pieces which will bring the viewer the pleasure and pride of feeling a part of a lifestyle within or outside of one's own experience. By seeing and touching these sculptures, I wish one to be left with a sense that in each bronze image I have truly captured a special moment that can be cherished forever.
Faces and hands are to me the indicators of the life we live; even when altered, presenting signs of who lives within. To bring alive the essence of another way of life through my art has been a deep-seated flame waiting to pour out, be cast and shared.
From almost two decades in the Canadian eastern arctic come the images of a tradition conscious, age old people, the Inuit, that have compelled me to begin my life as a sculptor. A need to share the experiences and activities of a way of life, that draw visitors from around the globe to the people of the north, ignited the latent senses and skills put aside many years ago while following other avenues. The arctic images that I create are my son's Inuit heritage and legacy. They are created for him and then for the world.
These representations of people from my years in the arctic are the initial step into the world of art as a series of "Arctic Memories". Beyond these completed images in this series is the quest to share other extraordinary memories that many of us have in common and may wish to relive through the timeless realism of a bronze figure. My years of motorcycling have naturally flowed into the "Ride of Choice" motorcycle series; while other interests lead to images of adventure lifestyles and historic occurences such as early oil and gas fields.
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