Artist Statement

Incubation of Ideas..... I am often asked "where do you get your ideas?". My ideas come from all facets of life. Unfortunately ideas don't come fully formed, they have to linger in one's mind or memory bank. Often it is an interesting observation which is stored in the imagination. These observations will occasionally rise to the surface or consciousness, be thought about and then restored. They will then mix with other concepts to create a new interpretation. When starting a new body of work it usually involves a new questioning of a perceived viewpoint which is then imprinted by thoughts from the memory bank. An artist doesn't want to echo what has already been said they want to make their own voice heard. Ideas are changed over time by influences in culture, social circumstances and the basic human condition. Some ideas take a long incubation before becoming a fully finished work others are quick. In my working life I start on my basic concept and I'm open to the changes which will inevitably come.