All of my sculptures are made of aluminum, copper or brass. I use a plasma torch to cut the metal into the desired shape. I then pierce, engrave, drill and sometimes paint or gold-leaf the metal. Piercing my aluminum sculptures allows neon placed behind the metal to shine through, and sometimes a layer of glass is placed between the neon and the piercings, creating small, jewel like patterns of richly saturated light.

As a glass blower, I strive to create simple shapes that have an attenuated feel. I create each piece of neon glass in my work by hand. Some of my sculptures have a metal "shape" that is "attenuated" with vibrant lines of neon color and light. At other times I illuminate the metal shapes from behind, so that the background walls become an illuminated canvas of light.

Sometimes I'll add dimmers to pieces to allow the viewer to soften and control the intensity of the neon light. The soft sensual lines I choose to portray in neon are often in direct juxtaposition to the hard-edged "industrial" look of the sheet metal sculptures I make. As in any neon art work there are wiring, mounting and electrical considerations which often challenge the original esthetic intent. Often the single most difficult part of creating my work is to balance these technical considerations with my original sketches and create a piece that works—both technically and artistically.

The majority of my work is figurative, and flows together as an organized series. Each sculpture shows a different perspective, each is unique, and the series becomes it's own body of work. Sometimes this attention to one idea or concept makes me a more focused artist; I'm free to let go and create really vibrant work, since I'm not casting about for "ideas" but rather the "idea" becomes many different works.