I begin with a thought, an observation or a form. A vision emerges from within and develops as I begin to form my collage. Sometimes a vision becomes one piece or it grows into a series of two or more. I collect and use materials that would otherwise be considered trash. Old bits of paper and found objects are recycled and turned into rich materials that become art. I visualize the beauty in the discarded items. My work incorporates paint, pencil, and pastels, along with collage. My eye searches for an interesting texture, a color, the unknown, the other layer. The work is built and then revealed through the layers. The energy builds, as the layers are uncovered. At times the image is real and based on reality and other times completely abstract and surreal.

I create my collages using the same basic design principals and structure that collage artists have followed for most of the 20th century. Life cycle events, children and the environment have been inspirations for several of my pieces. Many of the great 20th Century and Cubist artists such as Kurt Schwitters, Pablo Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, and Raymond Saunders have influenced my work.