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My family frequently walks Schoofs Preserve, our dog loves the trails, and we love the newly restored grasses and wildflowers. Much of my work ties together allegories from fairytales, biblical narratives, and domesticity. The preserve’s proximity to Holy Hill, the types of plants and trees that grow at Schoofs, and its restoration and preservation appeals to me and fuels the work I have been making. Viewers will find flora and fauna in my sculptures that are often used in Midwestern home decor. The focus in Midwest homes of “bringing the outside in” is both necessary and funny to me. A cookie jar shaped like a goose, a decoy meant to lure a wayward fowl, and a devotion to Frank Lloyd Wright’s design sense become pieces of the same puzzle. In my own focus on Schoofs you will find combinations of a serious artist, abstract expression, and a humorous use of materials. This both pulls apart and honors the attitudes, love, and confusion of “growing up Midwest.”