Sculpture

When I was young I spent every day on horseback, whether I was riding or not. I felt at home with horses and confident I could go anywhere and do anything from the back of my trusty steed, which was usually a geriatric pony or retired ranch horse who would have rather been dozing in a field than racing around the neighborhood. On horseback I was a rodeo queen, trick-rider, jockey and Olympian. My horses were immortal champions, immune to insult or injury.

My work explores the way animals serve us-as earthly companions for work and play, as extensions of personal vanity, vehicles for escape, food and clothing. They are strong as the clay from which they are made; but they are fragile too-like the real, living thing. I am grateful for the life and work they have given me.

Winston Churchill once said "No hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle." I strive to live and make artwork by this credo.