Artist’s Statement
Swirling gases surround the molten forms,
moving through and around them, seeking escape. The tumbling trapped
gases enter forcefully, slowing to ignite and escape the oxygen deprived
atmosphere. Fire and air combine to birth new formations of stone from
ancient eroded particles. Open forms with clean lines are indicative of
my work. Stoneware and Porcelain, once great rock formations now
decomposed, are reborn into complex forms with clean lines and
atmospheric glazing.
Negative space is considered in conjunction with positive to form both
functional and sculptural vessels. Lao Tsu says, “Shape clay into a
vessel. It is the space inside that makes it useful. Cut doors and
windows for a room. It is the holes which make it useful. Therefore
profit comes from what is there. Usefulness from what is not there.” The
truth lies within our selves, within our art, inside our bodily
vessels. We look inside to discover our true nature. When we bring forth
our emptiness and make it useful, we share our souls in the everyday.
My artistic goal is to bring the viewer to find meaning in presence and
absence, creating an appreciation of both the form that is there and the
space that remains open.
