Artist StatementNature’s ability to manipulate its way through fabricated obstacles, to adapt to environmental changes, to transform into new species and to combine and become one with its surroundings, is inspiring. The ways in which humans manipulate objects and each other to survive is fascinating to me. I am motivated to create works that honor the perseverance of life.
My most recent works have been focused on the perseverance of human life. Adapting, converging and transforming continually throughout our life cycle. The many personality traits and characteristics that we pick up along the way are what I attempt to highlight in my work. Focusing on one specific aspect at a time.
The type of clay that I work with depends on the prospected outcome and the construction method used. My primary clay bodies are a premixed white stoneware and a brick red clay that I mine from my suburban backyard. The finishes are a combination of mason stains, oxides, slips, low fire and medium fire glazes and underglazes, (some are commercial and some I mix myself). The colors on the pit fired pieces are achieved with various organic materials that flash different colors during the firing. My pieces are either thrown and altered or completely hand-built.
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