Irrigation

I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a child playing on the sea-shore, diverting myself in finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.

Sir Isaac Newton


Like Newton, I play. I use a variety of materials in the search for that smoother pebble, with the hope that the process or product will have some truth to it, a point of inspiration or moment of contemplation for the viewer.

Play embraces ways of seeing, doing and being that are easily lost in our fast-paced world. I strive for an openness or awakening in attitude and approach to the world around me. My goal is to bring this approach to my artwork and, through the work, to transfer it to the viewer.

Irrigation focuses on the creation of new and merging forms and lines. It alters reality to help us focus on reality. The sound serves to disturb the environment as the mirrors disturb the image.

For me, Irrigation represents the disjunction between watering and the desert environment of the southwest. It also recalls the pleasure of performing this simple, solitary task.