Advantages of location allowed me to worship at the temple of art, that being Manhattan's abundance. Another advantage was artist parents and coming of age in the late 50's and the inspired 60's. Art education began in and around home. Home expanded to Italy's north, my mother's roots and a second language. Art education...., Kansas City Art Institute, Chicago Art Institute, back to NYC and, Lester Polakov School of Theater Design and The Art Students League.

Life, art and living has influenced a narrative of transformation and producing art that means something. The mastery of drawing came first. It was the basics and I loved it. Painting went from the lust of using the brush to building texture, which informed my next move. I then went from 2D to 3D. Sculpture in plastics and other discarded materials seemed like a responsibility. Art History will mirror the shift in art consciousness. Artists who create from the waste stream are mission oriented, provided that this direction is in harmony with the story we want our work to tell. The studio is my power source, it’s an idea lab with out limitations.

“Paintings are not done to decorate
apartments, it’s an instrument
of war against the enemy.“
— Pablo Picasso