Wax, paint, paper and glue are the language I choose.  These are the instruments that enable me to express my need to collect, assemble and communicate.  Inspired by "cabinets of curiosity," my boxes are filled with oddities either collected or created, assembled and displayed for the pleasure of like minded persons of imagination.

My two dimensional work consists of layered beeswax; the magical ingredient that I am most drawn to.  I paint it on wood and bone, dip paper and cloth into it, mold it, carve it, scratch into it and polish it.  The layers of wax, like the layers of time obscure the original message and intent.  There is something mysterious and seductive about the result; hidden messages, text, half revealed drawings and mathematical anomalies are secreted into the paintings that I create.  Like the boxes, my paintings fulfill my need to collect, assemble and narrate without speaking a single word.


Note:  "Cabinets of Curiosity" were collections of natural history souvenirs displayed by Victorian travelers; the precursors to natural history museums.