I am a sculptor and installation artist from New England and my work is very much a reflection of that place, as I use primarily recycled wood from suburban trash piles, renovation dumpsters, and basements of friends and neighbors. The fragments I assemble are pieces of many pasts, function implied by a rusty hinge or screw hole, yesterday’s color preferences revealed beneath flaking layers of paint. I am attracted to these rich patinas, and to the notion that the discarded can be reused. Most recently, this interest in recycling led me to incorporate other salvaged materials into my work, such as used paper and cardboard. I am interested both visually and conceptually in piecing together many small parts to make up a whole. Themes of home, memory, movement and architecture run throughout my work. Some of my pieces look like giant jigsaw puzzles, some like colorful brick walls or curious landscapes, and others resemble energetic currents of water. Many of my pieces are designed for site-specific installation. Generally, the final form of a piece is determined by observations made on-site; what kind of space it is, traffic flow, architectural particulars. Most of my installations allow viewers to walk across, under, and/or through the work. This stems from a desire for viewers to be surrounded by the material, as I am when working in my studio or on-site.