“To live is to tell where one has been and artists have a magical way of displaying inspiration so others can decide their own paths. I use the materials I find in the areas I’m creating in and sometimes have to find substitutions to protect the delicate balance of nature of our limited resources. Artists spend many hours collecting information from territories and assemble a new habitat that will, potentially, have a life beyond the artist’s possession. Art represents ideals and inspires by becoming part of one’s journey in life and then it can become part of another’s story. We are all collectors of items that define who we are, what we value, and what inspires us. It is the link that keeps us all together and can even tear us apart. Art can be that powerful. Sometimes it just matches the couch. Art represents ideals and inspires. It becomes part of one’s journey in life and then it can become part of another’s story. A masterpiece has generations of caretakers who value the position of caring for a work of art, understanding the provenance, and having a connection to the piece itself, and then they become part of the artwork. All of this importance is tied to a moment in history. A living memory of a time and place. W. S. Burroughs stated, ‘In order to feel something, you have to be there’ and I believe if an artist can really capture something, they’ve had to have been there to express it. The work I’ve created, while living on this tiny barrier island, is a protest to windows that have the view of another window. My art is that window into one own’s imagination, where the real journey & dreams are captured.”