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I was born and raised in Transylvania, Romania, and currently reside in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. Sculpture had a strong impact on me from on early age. My woodcarver uncle's studio was a wondrous place for a developing mind inclined to escape into her own world of imagination, fueled by my uncle's never ending supply of stories and witnessing the transformation of the material from start to finish. I often picked up hand tools to carve faces and small functional objects. My sculptural journey started in Toronto through developing skills in clay building techniques and pottery at George Brown College, The Gardiner Museum and Studio on the Hill. My main interest became the human figure. In the last few years I have been extensively working in paper pulp, during which time I have developed an intimate relationship with this material that is surprisingly versatile but extremely demading and tough to master. I also enjoy working with found objects and organic materials that are assembled into abstract or semi-abstract sculptures. My sculptures draw inspiration from a wide range of sources. Historical references, mythology, in-depth explorations of the inner self, deeper implications of everyday life equally offer possibilities for reflection upon existential subjects, and applying my unique brand of aesthetics to gesture and form. Having lived half of my life in Europe, and the other half in Canada, I am drawn to choose from a curious and often contrasting bag of experiences and influences that continue to shape my perspective on my immediate surroundings and the larger view of things. Intuition, combined with insights of a reflective mind, is an integral and critical component of my creative process. Through examining obscure fragments of the self, my objective is to engage the viewer in a manner that is stimulating both emotionally and intellectually. |