author's statement

As an artist and athlete, I have always been drawn to images and signs. Not until later in life did I take to the printed word. Much of my early writings began as attempts to bring meaning and order to my world. Whether traveling or standing still, I took stock of my environment and how it affected me. In my late teens I recall writing bits in a notebook about my solo voyage across New Zealand with a view to later share the trip with others. A decade later a journal accompanied me on a journey across China, Tibet, Nepal, India and Pakistan. I started developing a travel voice mixed with philosophy that calked the cracks between my experiences.

In a commercial and corporate world I learned to write about what others thought was important - sharing information of and for the tribe. It was bracing to have my words tethered and tailored. But now I write to communicate about pieces of life and what my paintings can not say in words. I write to give form to vague ideas that need the watering and sunlight of the printed page to bring form and context to life.