About My Work.

I’m an artist, educator, and builder, and my most important and sustaining identity is as a working studio artist. My sculpture has been featured in multiple publications and catalogs, as well as being exhibited in over 200 international, national, and regional exhibitions.

Making objects with my hands gives me immense pleasure. I have always been fascinated by fabrication, building, and construction, as well as the broad range of materials, and techniques.

I’m intrigued by 3-dimensional geometric shapes – their simplicity, precise edges, and elemental structures allow me to create repeatable cohesive visual compositions. Many of my pieces are slab built and wheel thrown, finished using low fired glazes, and fired in electric kilns. In some of these pieces, the vessel’s contents become the most powerful visual element. The interiors of these large vessels become a stage for gathering shapes and containing movement, serving as a platform where shapes penetrate or transition through the walls of the containing structure.

For my work, craft is a part of the art, the process is included in the final forms. From the seed of an idea, to determining composition, color, balance, texture, and finish, there has to be a dynamic interaction of each element in order to form a cohesive “whole”. I often work in series or thematic groupings, this iterative process helps me better explore my ideas, and bring them to fruition.