"Born and raised in upstate New York, I received my BFA from Alfred University in 1998 and an MFA in Sculpture from West Virginia University in 2007. Currently, teach 2D and 3D Design at SUNY Adirondack campus and am the owner of French Mountain Studios in Lake George NY. My work is an investigation into materials and processes, and how these elements coalesce in the realm of industry, structure, aesthetics, and abstraction. These constructions often reference the figure, as an individual, and as an element within our social structure but can also manifest as an assemblage of civil and domestic architectural elements. My perspective on the importance of different construction-grade materials as a medium for conceptual commentary has allowed me to investigate how our dependence on function and structure can be harnessed as an aesthetic venue. I am also leveraging contemporary digital design and fabrication technologies that are meant to dovetail with traditional analog processes, and foster a comprehensive creative ethos."