Because it keeps me tethered to a time not that long ago when we were who we were, not what we had. It’s an urge to connect to that.
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I like to work with natural materials - wood, paper, metal, both crude and finished -to create a rather rustic geometric abstract style, some stand-alone pieces such as colorful boxes, chessboards, or, three dimensional shapes, or pieces of the same sort that hang from walls. I like to combine rustic material that comes together in geometric abstract shapes that engage and symbolically draw the viewer symbolically to a different time and space
Where do you find inspiration?The inspiration comes from wanting others to be able to see simple and complex thoughts as I think them. That inspiration is in all of the mediums I work with such as writing, composing music, and photography.
What would you do with $25,000?I would divide it equally among my four children as sort of a going away present, as at the ripe old age of 76 I realize that I am in the last quarter of the game.
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