People ask me all the time, " Why children's toys?" "What is your work really about?" and, "are those dead babies in them? " My answer is no, they represent exactly what they are, dolls. I love making dolls, because dolls really scare me, always have. I use the symbolism of children's toys because they have a resonance to them that I find really eerie.

I favor Shadow Boxes at the moment, because they allow me to utilize so many mediums like oil painting, sculpture and found objects, giving me an array of various moods for my work; I love how they can conjure simultaneously feelings of fear, mystery and nostalgia.

My father was a painter and character actor, my Grandmother a Edwardian Ballet dancer, writer and chef. She wrote for a psychic literary digest and was known for holding not only outrageous roaring parties, but also elaborate séances in the 20's. Held in her old Victorian home, in Quincy, Massachusetts. Scaring the living daylights out of my father and his numerous siblings. I grew up with endless stories of their experiences, hiding, horrified, huddled under their beds during these encounters with the supernatural, how I envy them.

So the synopsis of it all, growing up in old crusty theaters, my family's supernatural history, my family's fear of their supernatural history, (hence, sending me to catholic school at a very young age to rid me of this peculiar genetic defect), all naturally melds me into what I am:

A neurotic, guilt riddled mixed media artist, with a jovial fascination for all things macabre and supernatural.

I hope you enjoy my work as much as enjoy making it. If you have any questions , please don't hesitate to contact me.