The work in this show contains physical elements of my art I have cut up, painted over and repurposed going back to 1994. Since 1994 I have practiced a daily ritual of collecting knowledge and detritus from my own life and making pieces of art from what I collect. This ritual sustains my curiosity and wonder and through this simple act of ritual I hope to become worthy of the life I have.

My process involves finding materials in my environment and using those to build images and non-objective fields of color and line. I work from photos I take, and direct observation and I invite the detritus of life into the work; I mix these with whatever thoughts, feelings, or happy accidents occur to me during the construction of each piece. I let the outcome develop as the piece ages, coming back to each piece periodically as new materials or thoughts come my way (pilgrimage). Each piece develops in the same way that a living organism develops during its lifetime. My art is alive (journey).