As I continue working on my Igneous series, I've come to believe that I'll always being making Igneous pieces ... I always want to be growing, changing, morphing, transcending, adventuring ...

These works were inspired while contemplating igneous rock and a devastated heart … Igneous rock is formed by the cooling and solidifying of molten material … the word is derived from the Latin, Ignis, meaning fire … Another description I found is, “extremely hot molten rock from the deep recesses of the earth make its way out and ignites everything it comes into contact with … once the liquid cools down, in igneous rock is formed …

I am reminded of the ever present beauty of a magnificent heart … even when the heat of devastation has melted away what was … and it can never be the same … in time, when the acute anguish cools … and when the choice for freedom is found … then the pain will not be wasted … something new will form … strong and stable and crystallized … transcendent of fire and heat …