Branches, logs and limbs, roots and pieces of driftwood inspire my work. These pieces of oak, cypress, crepe myrtle or camphor wood I find in my Florida environment. I find them in the form of tree trimmings or limbs blown down in storms. Driftwood and gifts of unusual pieces are also used.

I combine my different logs and limbs to create a figure.Then the head must be formed and fired from ceramic clay or wood and epoxy. When the piece is refined into one unit I am ready to paint it in artist's oils. My previous experience as a painter makes this an enjoyable task, as is the whole creation of my figures. Cheryl Bogdanowitsch