Artist Statement 2008

My sculpture and installations provide shelter, food, water or space for wildlife,
as eco-atonement for their loss of habitat to human encroachment.
My current projects link communities from Canada to South America through our shared wildlife.
Some raise human awareness of our trans-species relationship and harmonious ways to live that relationship in the landscape. While assisting wildlife, when possible projects are also designed with components of sustainable economic development for humans.
Research and consultation are essential to project success.  I prefer direct collaboration with wildlife specialists, environmental interpreters, landscape architects, and local people for design integration.
Most artworks function in the temporal gap between the time reclamation of damaged sites begins and the time nature recovers.

Desert Hydroglyphs initiated the artwork.
These carvings in rock capture precious water
for desert wildlife.

On the high plains, Raptor Roost sculptures provide perching and nesting for hawks and eagles who, forced off riparian trees, may be electrocuted as they substitute utility poles.

I believe that the creativity of artists can be applied to real world problems
and can have an effect on urgent social and environmental issues.
I am increasingly aware that the greatest challenge faced by other species
is the need for change in human values and attitudes
toward conflicting rights, wants, and needs.
I hope my work offers models for equitable solutions.

For images of my artwork please consult
www.eco-art.org,
www.greenmuseum.org,
www.artsheals.org,
www.ecoartnetwork.org