Within my work, I balance a practice that intersects traditional modes of sculpture production and contemporary digital technology. I am fortunate to hold a position as an Associate Professor and Sculpture Program Coordinator at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI, which has an extensive sculpture facility that supports many modes of making. At Grand Valley, I teach 3D Design in Foundations, a variety of sculpture courses, and a class exploring computer 3D modeling and digital fabrication. I live in Plainwell, MI, a small mill town between Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids, with my partner Sarah Lindley and our ten-year old son. In the studio, I am busy with an extensive research project – Mining Industries.Mining Industries is comprised of kilncast glass works showing aerial views of sites in the United States related to three cities – Detroit, Houston & Seattle – and the iconic industries associated with their evolution. Pieces in this series are comprised of stacks of clear kilncast glass blocks topped with detailed renditions of urban sites generated from converted LiDar scans data and output via 3D printing. Sanborn Maps and aerial photographs that reference a time of peak industrial power are layered in between the blocks, so that the imagery is filtered through the polished glass landscape from above and seen through the layers in the mirrored reflection below. The fragility of glass serves as a metaphor for balance between time, efficiency, and the inability of manufacturing to change and meet future needs. The project aims to reconcile the past with the potential futures of urban centers such as Detroit, Houston, and Seattle.I received my BFA in sculpture and glass from Alfred University and MFA in Sculpture from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. In 2001, I was the recipient of the Emerging Artist Award from the Glass Arts Society. Recently, I was an Artist-in-Residence at the Royal College of Art, London, UK, Ox-Bow School of the Arts, Saugatuck, MI, the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA, the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, and was awarded an Artists’ Residency, at the Kohler Company in Sheboygan, WI. Recent exhibitions include Zolla/Lieberman Galley, Chicago, IL, Heller Gallery, New York, NY, Art Miami/Context Art Miami, Miami, FL, and the Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy. My work is also represented in the collections of the Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague, Czech Republic, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, Lincoln Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, and the Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA, as well as numerous private collections.