Read the book of your life, which has been given you. A voice comes to your soul saying, Lift your foot. Cross over. Move into emptiness of question and answer and question. An excerpt from “A Voice Through the Door” by Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-1273) This poem resonates deeply with me as an artist. I feel that there is a book of my life and that each art project I create is a chapter. This book has been given to me with a purpose and my mission is to fulfill it. The voice that comes to my soul is my co-creator/muse/ guide/ great spirit. It nudges me on to cross over into the emptiness of creating something from nothing, which for me, is a process of questions and answers and questions. Each project is a giant puzzle that I have to solve. There are right and wrong conclusions that I can make. Sometimes the clues are hidden deeply and sometimes they are obvious, sometimes other people carry the clue. It is interesting and mysterious.

I began doing Public Art in 1995 with a project for the L.A. Department of Transportation through the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Since then I have completed 5 other city projects for Los Angeles and Pasadena, California. My most recent public art project was for TARFEST 2011 (a premiere arts and culture event for Los Angeles and the Miracle Mile produced by LAUNCH L.A.) with "House Trees at Tarfest."