Throughout my life, I have been privy to other people’s environments.  As the son of an auctioneer, I have sifted through the trappings of countless estates, farms, and businesses.    In each instance, an adjunct history could be created by piecing together the objects and venue.  However, the former possessor’s intent was not always clear.  Some reasons for ownership were made for utilitarian purposes, while others were made for more personal reasons.  It is the intimate connections we have with our immediate environment that fascinates me. 
           
Through personal experience, our surroundings and the objects populating it become mile markers.  Each of these individual tokens functions as a vehicle for reminiscence, emotional exploration, and identity.    It is with these markers that I create allegories of our accumulations through their investigation, examination, and assembly.  This method of discovery can be applied to anyone and any thing of personal value.  Much like a family tree, the lineages of every place and thing can be traced and recorded, allowing the viewer to witness each totemic relationship.