These works attempt to bond its viewers to their ancestral origins by working with natural materials in random shapes in a similar way to which nature works. The most beautiful and long lasting images in one's mind are those of a brilliant sunset, snow capped mountain peaks, breaking ocean waves, a lush valley, an impending thunder storm or a simple flower. These everyday occurrences we too rarely see, but they bring to mind vivid colors and natural beauty. I begin a project with a search for the correct wood to stimulate a visual image in my mind's eye followed by a feeling. The grain pattern is of utmost importance as that is what makes the light dance on the finished piece and bring it to life. I then choose organic shapes or themes to create art that infuses me with emotion. When I put an image into form, it takes on a life of its own. The finishes and patinas enhance the refraction of light through the wood in such a way that the art is always in motion, always playing, talking to the viewer in a way that only organic matter can do. As if it had a soul. The materials that I use have been around since the dawn of time, some growing then dying just to grow again but all naturally recycled over and over again. Every bit of matter in these artworks has seen the sunsets, the mountains, and the flowers. Our souls have been there too.