Sometimes beginning with a few scraps of lumber or a found object, sometimes anthropomorphic and whimsical in nature, sometimes drawing from a vocabulary of architecture, and often a combination of all three, I build my wood sculpture through a process of experimentation and discovery with no particular plan in mind. I add, turn upside down, shift, and balance elements and components, looking for a surprise or unexpected consequence, a result I would not have found if planned. I use color, titles, and touches of miscellaneous materials to enhance the playfulness and associations my sculpture may conjure. My sculpture may look like some type of apparatus or game, but with no obvious or explicit purpose, function or rules. I enjoy people asking “What is that?” or “What is that supposed to do?” I build on a human scale as a way to invite the viewer to experience and respond to the physicality of the structure on their own terms, bringing with them their own interpretation and subjectivity.