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...tion. As I continued my education, mostly at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, I worked in many different mediums. Sculpture was always a favorite and came naturally to me. I see bronze sculpture as being a friendly and beautiful medium. I enjoy watching the public interact with art. In sculpture, viewers can walk around it, touch it, and become part of the artistic expression in a very personal way. After graduating from CSU in 1993, I began work as a high school Art teacher in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and have been here since. I chose art education as an occupation because I love interacting with people and have focused on the figure as my sculptural subject for the same reason. The figure is special because people react to it in such an instantaneous and personal way. I hope to remind viewers of special moments and memories of our human experience. In 1999 I cast and sold my first Bronze. Year by year my hobby has begun to take more of my time and attention. I have cast and sold what my finances have allowed, including three more recent commissions. The first was of the Founder of the school where I teach and the second was a life-size student for The Scottsbluff Public School foundation. The third and largest is my most current piece which I have created for the Steamboat Springs Chamber of commerce. I enjoy the interaction with the individuals commissioning the work as we communicate to plan and build the visual and tactile form that expresses their individual sentiments. Another fairly new interest of mine is the creation of door hardware or “functional entryway sculptures”. An object that is touched daily by many people can be so much more than just a knob or a pull; it should be inviting and interesting, as well as comfortable to the touch. In November of 2006 I opened the Artists’ Gallery of Steamboat with 26 other local artists. In life outside of the art world, I spent twelve years serving on Routt County Search and Rescue. I trained and worked a successful search dog and served as a board member and command staff. More recently I married Matt Graves, a long time Steamboat local, and we have a two-year-old Son named Wyatt and another on the way.

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