My work explores the notion of the compulsion to collect and obtain and to explore my own compulsion as an artist to collect specimens from these environments in order to capture a piece of the magic found within specific places. As long as I can remember I have collected objects mainly from the natural world and created displays in my home with them even more so now that I live within an Urban environment. I can partially attribute my compulsion to collect to my love of museum and interior displays, the thrill of discovering the new, the fact that I was more interested in searching the rock pools than swimming through waves at the beach, and my fascination with the natural world and history. Rather than hoard and obtain I seek an ultimate purpose for my collection I incorporate my findings into my art or within the interiors of my house.