“An AJC reviewer once said ” Jane creates dreams in stone”.
My stone sculptures are mystical in nature.The art reflects the coexistence of the conscious and subconscious, the symbolic and literal, and the ancient and modern.

Being a direct carver, I draw directly on the stone. With an idea in my mind, I start chiseling. I usually start with an idea that revolves around the human form. It may be a piece of wood that inspires me because it suggests a drapery or a broken stone that looks like a silhouette.
It is a discovery of the unconscious. Your hands follow what your creative self dictates. My art evolves usually as I create it.

I am especially interested in combining various materials. I pay homage
to the Greco-Roman roots of stone in sculpture. I incorporate broken torsos like in Greco Roman ruins. From the Romans, I borrow the combining of different stones in one figure .

Lately I have been creating full figure images from cypress and stone. The figures are about the gesture of the figure and the various combinations of the different stones. Contrasting the angular with the curvilinear shapes is of interest to me.

My stone sculptures invite the viewer to interpret thus creating their own stories.

I am a direct carver. The shape of the boulder suggests an idea. I draw on the stone and attack it with a pneumatic tooth chisel. Sometimes if alot of stone needs to be remove I first use my angle grinder with a 4″ diamond blade.

Usually I start with the human figure. I create the torso and then look for a smaller stone whose color creates an interesting contrast to become the head. I sometimes use wood for the bottom part of the body. I have been known to have stone body parts sitting around the studio waiting for the perfect match! I like to combine different type stones to create a more contemporary look. The pieces evolve almost on there own. After roughing out the shape, I use an half round cabient file or burrs to create flowing forms

Lately my human forms are more about gesture than personality. The face and body create the expression. My full length figures gracfully turn and twist. I like the stone to feel LIGHT! I want my images to generate a response from the viewer. More carving is done using carbide and diamond burrs with air grinders. Italian riffle hand files are used to create eyes, fingers and small details.”