The natural world has always been the driving force in my creation of art. Nature is an endless source of inspiration and fascination. Its beauty and intelligence are reflected in the simplicity of a seedpod or the complexity of an entire ecosystem. In my sculptures, stacked forms act as metaphors for the delicate balances in nature and the interdependency of living things. It is not only the botanical or zoological that interests me; landscape itself can be the source of inspiration. Nature, when left alone, will regulate itself, but human impact on the environment will push it off balance. This is suggested by the counterbalancing of different objects. The suggestive tilt of certain sculptures creates a spatial tension around the work. This deceptively fragile environment alludes to the urgency of environmental concerns. I use texture and color to suggest interior and exterior spaces, the protective and the vulnerable. My surface treatment references the body, organic and man-made surfaces, and the aquatic and terrestrial spheres. My goal is not to directly mimic specific objects in nature, but rather to suggest universal biomorfic forms with no discernable identity. Individual forms may take on the context of a crawling insect, climbing plant form, or enlarged paramecium. It is my hope that the viewer will reexamine the natural world around them, reconsidering the importance of the most obvious natural wonders as well as what would seem to be the most insignificant.