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Born in Denver, Colorado, and growing up in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, I first displayed my work at the county fair. As I continued my education, mostly at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, I worked in many different mediums. Sculpture was always a favorite and came naturally to me.

I see bronze sculpture as being a friendly and beautiful medium. I enjoy watching the public interact with art. In sculpture, viewers can walk around it, touch it, and become part of the artistic expression in a very personal way.

After graduating from CSU in 1993 with a degree in fine arts and a concentration in Sculpture, I began work as a high school art teacher in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and continued in that field for 16 years while I also did my own work mostly for myself. I chose art education as an occupation because I love interacting with people and have focused on the human figure as my sculptural subject for the same reason. The figure is special because people react to it in such an instantaneous and personal way. I hope to remind viewers of special moments and memories of our human experience.

Recently, I have been creating stylized animals, mostly horses. Horses are a familiar subject for me as I owned and rode horses as a young girl. I love the freshness of the stylized pieces. They typically start as a memory or a body detail and simply grow into the animals that they become. They are fun to make and wildly expressive.

In 1999 I cast and sold my first Bronze. Since then I have continued to work in the medium realistically and abstractly. I have been awarded and have completed three significant commissions and am currently working on a fourth. The first was a portrait of the founder of the Lowell Whiteman School. The second was a life-size student for The Scottsbluff Public School foundation in Scottsbluff NE. The third and largest was created for the Steamboat Springs Chamber of Commerce, which has been installed on the Courthouse lawn, downtown Steamboat Springs, CO. Currently I am working on a piece for the Family Birthing Center at the Yampa Valley Medical Center. I enjoy the interaction with the individuals commissioning the work as we communicate to plan and build the visual and tactile form that expresses their individual sentiments.

In November of 2006 I opened the Artists’ Gallery of Steamboat with 26 other local artists. I have enjoyed great success there in the last two years. Realism and stylized works have both been popular for me

Public Commissions:

Lowell Whiteman School, “Lowell surveying the Valley” 2003

Scottsbluff Public Schools foundation, “ Ruby” 2005

Steamboat Springs Chamber of Commerce, “Chamber Legacy” 2008

Yampa Valley Medical Center, Just in the design stages now. 2009

Shows and exhibitions:

Loveland Sculpture in the Park- Loveland Colorado, 2009

Steamboat All arts Festival- Steamboat Springs Colorado, 2009

Artists’ Gallery of Steamboat- Ongoing featured artist’s shows approximately every 6 months.

Uptown Columbus Sculpture Walk, Monuments, Columbus Georgia, 2008

Woman Made Gallery- In Praise of Physical Labor, Chicago Il, October 2007

Steamboat Art Museum- Opening Show, 2007

Steamboat Art Depot- Wood Fiber and Metal Show 2001

Sandy’s work can be found in fine art galleries in Santa Fe NM, Palm Desert CA, Steamboat Springs CO, and other cities. For a location near you, contact us.