In my current work, I am directing my strengths as a sculptor toward the service of my environmental concerns, in particular the protection of endangered species and habitat preservation. For the past five years I have been concentrating my efforts on the Lost Bird Project. This project recognizes the tragedy of modern extinction by immortalizing North American birds that have been driven to extinction. The bronze sculptures I am creating will be subtle, beautiful, and hopeful reminders. The human scale of each sculpture elicits a physical sympathy. The smooth surface, like a stone polished from touch, conjures the effect of memory and time. I model these gestural forms to contain a taut equilibrium, a balanced pressure from outside and from inside—like a breath held in. As a group they are melancholy, yet affirming. They compel us to recognize the finality of our loss, they ask us not to forget them, and they remind us of our duty to prevent further extinction. My goal is to exhibit this work at a range of outdoor venues including sculpture parks, natural history museums, zoos, preservation sites, habitat refuges, and specific locations directly related to the particular bird’s decline.