I began drawing and sculpting at the age of five. Wild animals and dinosaurs soon became the subject matter. All through my school years I entertained my classmates and annoyed my teachers with my quick renderings. Much has changed since those early years. The wildlife sculptures of bears and cougars that I used to fashion out of clay, have given way to whimsical caricatures of cats, dogs and people. I have sought to depict the human condition with my art pieces. As my work developed, my animal caricatures morphed into human settings. They climbed out from my imagination and behind the steering wheels of classic cars and trucks. Slickster dogs zipped around skateboard parks and cool cats swung each around at dances. These enjoyable art pieces have been collected by thousands of art enthusiasts around the world. Many Vancouver restaurants and pubs have commissioned my art work for their decor. My free-standing scupltures and wall hanging sculptures have evovled to include three dimensional paintings, thus putting my caricatures into a background. “You are putting them in context” one collector has said.

     In one sense my caricatures are inspired by my observation that in our post-industrial society, with its widespread alienation and anomie, animals often bridge the gap between people. We often look past one unknown individual on the street, and yet we will stop to greet and pet the dog of another unknown person. Panhandlers know that owning and having a pet with you brings more change. It allows us to see the panhandler with less judgement and more compassion. We can look at a dog seated on a couch in the alley smoking crack, and not be as afraid or disgusted as we would seeing humans doing the same thing. My dream has been to fashion humanity into my caricatures, so as to foster these type of reactions. I am continuing my interpretations of our world and the people who live in it with the hope of brightening as many lives as possible.