Artist Statement
I am a woman artist living and working in northern Alberta. As a sculptor I use realism to preserve “that moment”. Moments where our humanity shines or is most evident/revealing. I use portraits and figures, human, and animal to convey not only a likeness, but the spark of personality and spirit. I want my art to cause the viewer to reflect on memories, family, friends, and community.
I work in clay and then mold and cast the sculptures. I love using both the creative side as well as the mechanical and technical side of my brain. I think about images in 3D and struggled earlier in my art trying to make paintings and drawings match what I saw in mind. I just didn’t know I was a sculptor until my first clay portrait.
I have seen and experienced deep grief, exploitation, poverty, discrimination, tribal war, and conflict. But what stands out to me most are moments of love, connection, joy, comfort, sacrifice, positive self image, faith, and courage. That is what I sculpt.
