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ARTIST’S STATEMENT

Most of my ceramic work has been based on shapes and colors encountered in nature and everyday life. These investigations of natural life forms metamorphose into imaginative objects which hover between quasi-utilitarian pieces and pure invention. They exist in my perception of the natural world.

I have worked in diverse media such as oil painting, watercolor, printmaking, mixed media, handmade paper construction, clay and cast glass. At this time I am primarily concentrating on ceramics because I enjoy the immediacy of clay and the endless possibilities of working with it.

One of the qualities I like is that the final look of a piece is somewhat out of my control as it warps when subjected to the high firing temperature. I also like to experiment and look for new ways of using the material, both clay and glazes.

Some of my current work has been “raku fired”  which means that in addition to being fired in the kiln the hot pieces were placed into a covered container lined with paper. The hot piece causes the paper to catch fire which alters the colors of the glaze in unpedictable ways, usually with exquisite effects.