For thirty eight years I have concentrated my artistic development in the medium of sculpture, specifically bronze and steel casting. In my treatment of patina and surface ornamentation, I have been heavily influenced by the sculpture of Benin and Egypt. Further inspiration came from the philosophy of African sculptors who expressed the idea that there was a spiritual relationship between the artist and their work. An example of this can be seen in my Black Woman Series which depicts a segment of life through a group of seventeen bronze sculptures. The essence of these works is driven by the timeless and universal personalities of Africans and African Americans, as well as others whose origin is Africa. The faces of these women and the myriad stories told in them are not products of chance or accident. They are eons in the making, their spirituality is timeless. The Black Woman Series is a translation of this agelessness into a language that is uniquely my own.

My second major body of work was my Knowledge of Man (KOM) Series I & II which began in the 1970’s with line drawings and became three dimensional. In a group of twenty six works, KOM I was influenced by Egyptian head crowns and the West African practice of head shaping. These influences would guide me in my development. KOM II are contemporary pieces inspired by the choreography of Martha Graham and infused with African elements. The fluidity of movement is highlighted by a spectrum of patinas ranging from warm browns to striking jade greens and brilliant turquoises. The body of work comes as a metaphor to symbolize the ramifications that result from i.e. Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, etc. and other examples of destruction of our environment and planet.

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