As my career has evolved, I have become increasingly committed to working as a public artist. Creating performances made in public sites, for diverse public audiences in architecturally interesting and challenging spaces holds special excitement and interest. Public art has a rich tradition in the United States. I feel fortunate that part of my creative inspiration derives from making art in important public forums. Artistic work is an act of communication and does not exist in a vacuum. It should effect how people relate to society in general, to their own community and to their personal lives. Art can be inclusive without sacrificing power or vision. I am committed to making art within and out of my "community", but the best community art, comes from the artist's core beliefs, vision and craft. Combining people, ideas into new contexts, I ask dancers to be singers, actors to be dancers, mixing generations, physical types and backgrounds. I explore the relationship between people and their constructed forms (architecture). I enjoy challenging people's expectations of what can and cannot happen in their places of work, home or community. I am keen to explore themes related to the human condition and spirit. As an inveterate optimist having lived in NYC for 23 years and recently transplanted to LA, I am able to tap into a vast canvass of human endeavor. Given the current turbulent state of our world, our creative spirit more than ever is our strongest resource, nourishing our faith and our hope.