My work is concerned with the accumulation and preservation of memory. I create work which retains the mnemonic threads in physical form. Casting my net, I capture personal memories as they rise to the surface. Often my mind will replay something specific and singular; a moment, an ecstasy, a humiliation. I think about this memory, observing that it is embedded in a web of tangles and knots, impossible to isolate.

I am intrigued by the myriad analogies that exist between geologic, arboreal, and biologic constructs. Living in a forested area, I am confronted daily with the relationships between interlacing tree branches and the tightly interconnected nervous system. The branches ensnare natural and manmade debris, much as the human brain traps, stores and collects memories. I find that my memories are intertwined so tightly within me that they cannot be separated. They seem to burst through my skin, weaving in and out until my body is saturated with them. My memories confirm my existence.