Artist Statement Immediately, a force called the Idea makes itself known. I look and see that another force called The Art is now somewhere off in the distance. The Idea has put me in a position to make a choice. I accept. Instantly, my mind starts synthesizing all the information. Mapping out all the potential routes The Idea might take. I step forward blindly, relying merely on faith, toward The Art. Im a little nervous because a journey like this is risky and the outcome is unpredictable. As an artist, I knowingly signed on as an explorer and it is my choice to see this through. If I refuse to respond I will certainly face the haunting feeling of being incomplete. So I move forward only to find new paths both promising and perilous. My curious mind interprets what The Idea proposes. So I follow through and I do my best to faithfully represent its themes. I look to my left and my right and beside me I see the infinite routes stemming from the Idea that I am dealing with. These related paths are not as clear as the one I am currently taking. So I take note of my observations to keep as a reference if I travel down that similar path. At times I wander down other paths hoping for a destination that may or may not be there. Finally, I make the decision to stop at a particular point on the exploration. Before my eyes is a created thing. My hands have taken the role of the voice and the creation has become the words. Unbeknownst to me, the art has made its presence known. The Art sees the creation as an act of my faith in it. In return it gives me something back. It turns out to be the Idea again in a new or familiar form, and, as always I accept. I feel it is what I was fated to do. I awaken everyday to the presence of the Art. My life is surrounded by creations of nature and humans. I can be an observer of a complex structure that I will never fully understand. Most of my work is a combination of many things just like I am a combination of things. In creating I assume the various roles to represent my version of the Idea. I make the choice to be a designer or a fine artist, at times, I find myself playing a double role. I feel that Art should not have any language barriers. It wants to say so many things. I feel that its important to my work that I understand multiple worlds and multiple disciplines to find point where everything is balanced and unified. I seek a program of learning that allows me to do that. With that much creative freedom I can truly go anywhere. I willingly act as the liaison between The Idea and The Art. Whats interesting is, I cannot fully prove that the both even exist. I just believe that they do. I will always have faith in The Art and the Idea and I intend to follow the perpetual expedition. I feel honored to be a part of its grand design.