My background is in anthropology, and my work reflects both non-Western and outsider art influences. My figurative sculptures are characterized by their richly drawn and deeply layered surfaces and use of unusual materials, as well as their quirky, often dark humor. I work like a handyman cobbling together sculptures from elements found, borrowed, and imagined. The basic element is clay to which I add a wide range of materials from encaustic to wood, pastel to steel. The work presented here is all from a project that examines the circus sideshow. The ceramic sculptures present a dark but comic vision of this world. They are an outsider artist’s view of the carnival midway; eccentric clowns on parade, games like “bowling for bunnies,” a ring toss, a knife throw, and dangling acrobats.