Why do I make art? It is often asked, and difficult to answer in many cases. For myself, primarily because I have always loved to work with my own two hands, to have a direct relationship with materials and thus be an important part of an end result or product. I was led into the art making world at a young age, my interest formed around the importance of spatial relationships and unique forms. I feel as though I have always had this knack for seeing the unseen in everyday objects and settings. I use art to express my interest in those "interesting visuals", the hidden art forms that surround us. Many times I may express my interest in negative space by emulating negative space that I had originally seen in a landscape formed by trees, in a household product such as a blender, or in something rather industrial like train tracks cutting through a field. Lately I have taken interest in expressing my concern for our effect on our natural surroundings. I hope to include more natural materials and focus on both our destruction of nature and what we can do to reverse some of humankind's past misdeeds. So, why do I make art?--messaging--in order to communicate with out words. I make art to provide others with a view to the world that they may not have come across otherwise.