In my most recent work, I have become fascinated by the idea creating forms in wood that bend and curve in ways that seem counterintuitive to the material itself. I use a process of accretion, creating curves by incrementally altering the dimensions and angles of multiple layers. During the process of building a piece of sculpture, I start with an initial idea, but allow it to evolve in ways that often yield surprising and unexpected results. I also attempt to create contradictions in my work: the individual geometry of the layered wood versus the curves created in the layering process, and the simultaneous sense of stability and movement within the same piece.