Artist Statement: This piece was made from the inspiration of Deborah Butterfield’s horse sculptures. I used drift wood that washed up on the beach in Nikiski along with old wire, yarn and paper. I named it Arson because when I look at it I am very tempted to watch it burn. Arson also in my opinion is a fitting name for a dragon. I have always been a fan of dragons, and this was made to look like a sickly, rotting, half horse half dragon being. When making this I imagined the world this creature would live in, an apocalyptic world filled with ash and famine. Serving no other purpose other than to rome the deceit planet consuming any and every sign of life.

Artist Statement: First made a wire skeleton – then I found pieces of driftwood and bamboo and glued them to the skeleton. It took a long time and I burned myself a lot. I was inspired by turtles and the Artis Deborah Butterfield.

Artist Statement: I was inspired to make this piece by contemporary artist who use materials from nature. It was difficult and I used many different materials, such as sticks, pinecones and ceramic pieces. I got tired very quickly and the pinecones hurt my hands as I broke them into small pieces. Even so, I wish I would have spent even more time on this. The end product was nothing like I imagined but I learned a lot. I am a person who works really hard to achieve my goals and sculpture is almost symbolic of that. It is day by day trial and error and takes perseverance.