Artist’s Statement
Memory exists not only in language, but in visual perception. Our minds record, in a non-verbal way, ideas and images that have importance to us. As input is stored, processed and re-interpreted in idiosyncratic ways, the imagery becomes part of an artist’s visual language. I use my own bank of mental images to piece together work that has significance to me. In these works, therefore, the meanings are not easily described in terms of spoken language. They are meant to communicate through visual imagery. I want my work to show evidence of being handmade — a person made decisions, made mistakes, made corrections, added and subtracted up until the moment of completion. The finished work retains indications of its process.