Sculptural Metal Furniture

ARTIST STATEMENT

Metal, the stepchild of materials in the furniture world for many centuries, has crossed the threshold of new functional interpretation. Mostly reserved for royalty, weapons of war, and the industrial machine, technology and artist have unshackled its latent possibilities for contemporary exploration in furniture design. Permanence, unlimited structural expression and seductive surface appeal have given new meaning to how furniture is made, giving rise to a virtual design revolution. My work is part of this process; I want to educate to the possibilities of sculpture becoming furniture, furniture becoming sculpture. Somehow, on my small part, I desire to stretch the boundaries that determine function as related to form and material. Personally, sculptural presence, simplicity of design, and integrity of form and surface are the most important consideration.