Among my many interests and ways of making things, I gathered here a few creations that are connected to Skye, animals, and the natural world. Since she came into my life, Skye has been a constant presence and muse for much of my work over the years, from drawings and small books to objects made to be used and lived with. This page brings together a small selection of that work, as context for an ongoing project focused on human-animal interaction.
Drawing and writing on glass combines language with fragile, everyday objects. I want to see how words sit on surfaces meant to be used, handled, and broken. I also think that flowers and leaves look amazing in combination with anything.
I also make functional objects in wood. Spoon making is something I find deeply satisfying, even though I am still learning and not particularly skilled at it yet. I am equally unskilled at many other things, but I keep making them anyway. Both of my goddaughters received small animal-shaped bookshelves, each of which took several months to complete. I also made a dog bed for Skye from bent plywood; imperfect, sometimes unstable, but ultimately functional and cute.
I have dabbled in drawing, painting, and other crayon-based work for many years, but since Skye entered my life my interests have shifted more clearly toward animals and the natural world. Living closely with her has changed how I pay attention and what I choose to make.
Below are a few examples of this work. I have also included some images from a small illustrated booklet I created for my goddaughters, in the hope that they will grow up remembering Skye and carrying with them a sense that animals have rich emotional lives and deserve care, attention, and respect.
Much of this comes from living closely with animals, sharing space and time, and learning to pay attention in small, ordinary ways.
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