Design
My design orientation is rooted in my artistic practice. Each project incorporates the spatial relationships, texture and color interaction that have become so integral to my artistic process. I see the design process exploring the same themes of transition and change. And the same themes of working in the fine lines that intersect various types of creative mediums and media.
There are differences between design and artistic practices. Art is art. It has no rules. Design is art, too. Conceptualization and visualization are the glue that binds the two practices. But, design adds a third rail. This third rail selects out the dreams and ideas that cannot go beyond the freedom of expression of the drawing board.
Projects
History of original intent and subsequent use reshapes a space's use and form.
How the boundaries of a space's presence as a place changes over time due to its past, current and future use.
How pathways seek to inform the activities of connected space.
How surrounding spaces seek to inform the use, shape, and activities of the space bound.
About
My work explores relationships between transition and transformation. My work is informed by investigations of materials, techniques and ideas. I have been working for the last 3 years on including a design orientation in my work while remaining committed to working in and around the fine lines that intersect various types of creative mediums and media. I have added the use of iPads to integrate drawing and digital photos into my creative process. This body of work references spatial relationships, ambiguity, recordation of fragments of time and space, and texture and color interaction that have become so integral to my non-digital body of work. The work adds an additional personal element that refers back to my longstanding involvement in the design oriented home furnishings industry, plus gives a nod to the use of new and emerging technologies to create new directions.