plants in the studio & the field
In the early 90's when I was more sculptor than Gardener, my bronze casting adventures led me to a theme of medicinal armour. My interests in anatomical sculpture, medicinal plants, design and folklore collided and grew. After a time of intense inspiration of the natural world, I withdrew from "making" sculpture and realized I was in the sculpture. My environment now, with its full spectrum of
My joy of relating to space and contour settled into the collaborative relationship I have with my landscape. I retired most of my Landscape clients and worked for many years as a designer and gardener serving both retail and horticultural professionals. For the time being my creative ache was satisfied and my social needs were more than filled, but soon my skills and enthusiasm felt lost on the b
My passion has always been for conservation. I am incredibly grateful to have bought the stewardship to some land on an island in Howe Sound, B.C., the traditional territory of Tla'amin, Klahoose, shíshálh & Skwxwú7mesh.
This is my studio, where seeds may become beads, plants and bones lead to sculpture and homemade soil is savoured. Where I over winter tender plants and where I propagate new ones.