2021

Variations the thickness of a single glaze created the different tones on the surface of this piece. The work in this series is about developing a personal iconography.

These terra cotta pillows are hand-built with ground layers applied in ceramic terra sig and stains, then multiple post-firing layers are added to the surface in a variety of mixed media. I work in series and choose the groupings as the drawings develop; the groupings create a sort of associative visual language or floating narrative.

This piece was fast-fired to achieve the matt consistency of the glaze, which was custom developed and brushed on.

I chose the form for this bowl, one in a series, with the glaze technique in mind--the pouring of three different glazes--hence the low profile and absence of articulated rim. I love the way the first glaze, Shino, creates an initial “landscape” for the other glazes to break on, creating rivers, creeks, deltas and rivulets of intermixed color and sheen. The form and process unify, for me, in a functional object that uses and reflects the elements and processed of nature; earth, water, fire and air interacting and changing each other.

I am drawn to portray slightly abstracted fantastical worlds with animals.

I love cats. I live with two cats, and they are my muses.

I use a rubber stamp to create a basic repeating pattern in black underglaze, then play with different colors of underglaze in squeeze bottles. Through this process, I experience how color brings forward different elements of the design.

I guess you've made yourself clear, as clear as in a text. Now I'm back to square one, with fear. I'll try my best.

The vessels are created, altered and fired. After the firing, the stones are selected and placed into the channels. The stones are then removed in order, and adhered in place.

I trust the viewer to bring a rich set of associations and experiences to looking at clay objects.