The Yogi sculpture installation is an offering, an art antidote to violence, and an observation of breath.

A few of the yogi plaster casts are gently highlighted with ritual colors from India.Each

male and female sculpture, because of their nakedness, vulnerability, dignity and posturing, exposes energy and skin patterns that are visible on the sculpture surfaces.

Materials and presentation weave together ancient and modern, East and West.

A sophisticated grasp of Yoga relies on understanding the power and control of breath. The wide sternums and flexible ribcages, visible on the sculptures, reveal the physicality of breathing.

As an installation, the Yogi sculptures crisscross lifetimes, cultures, and generations

and transports gallery-goers towards a spiritual, perhaps meditative, experience.

I cast the frontal torsos of108 yoga teachers. I wanted to catch breath, to pierce time, by inviting breathe to leave a residue.

The casting process results in a pod. After the pod is completely dry, I fill it with several layers of plaster. The next day I lift the source sculpture from the pod by gently tapping around the edges of the pod.

The next step is releasing the plaster source from the pod. It’s very much like printmaking, lifting paper off the plate to discover what you caught.

When the sculpture source is free from the pod, I begin to see the shapes and edges that I’ll exaggerate and enhance.