The more art history I took in college, the more I began to realize how important icons have as artistic subject matter. Whether it be at the demand of the Vatican, the Pharoah, or the artists themselves, religious depictions have always formed the staple of artistic creation. The range of "idols" I've chosen to make is ecclectic and reaching, like my own set of beliefs. Missing from this archive are sculptures of Jesus and Buddha, which, though created, were never properly documented.

Making idols is appealing to me because of the power contained in the notion of these beings by the beliefs of so many people. When I approach a sculpture of this sort, my intentions are of utmost respect and reverence. Blasphemy is boring and overdone. The interesting thing about creating worshipable statues is that the "Ten Commandments" explicitly forbid it (thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image). Good thing that's the only law against art.