Totems
These works draw significance from the act of whittling; in this wry gesture of (Un)Doing, I break down physical matter to build on immaterial meaning. I’m interesting in whittling as a way of reducing something to their essence, in search of a profound simplicity.
Somewhere between the Law of Conservation of Energy (First Law of Thermodynamics) and the Buddhist principle of impermanence (which teaches rebirth), my philosophical take on reuse points to the concept that creativity is an energy. It is constant; It cannot be destroyed, but simply transforms with its environment, much like nature’s ongoing cycle of decay and regeneration.
I rely on instinct and chance to explore the liminal space between Nothingness and Something-ness.