I am drawn to the metaphorical content of objects. How an action of a person is matched by the function of an object. I am interested the stories people tell. How, in the telling of these stories, they change as objects do- they break and fracture and wear- but are reassembled and repaired. When I collect stories from friends, acquaintances and strangers I think about the way the story is told. Is it a complaint or a confession? Or is it a way of reliving a moment that has passed. The accuracy of these stories are secondary to the life they take on. Stories have sentimental value- the same way objects can. These objects and stories are the starting point for my projects.