My work is the expression of contained energy. It reflects the emergence of traditional forms with contemporary ideas. Utilizing form as a vehicle within its function, my work evolves out of the reinvestigation of history. Common objects are appropriated to become ornamentation. In some cases they are arranged in repetitive patterns or sliced and clustered in specific areas. "Ornamentation is the symbol of cosmic activity, of development of space, and the way out of chaos." Layering and encrusting the surface is a metaphor for the past. The surface grows into a field of active energy which portrays order within unrefined beauty. The work activates the space it occupies, creating an environment rich in tactile and visual texture.