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Artist Statement
A large part of my inspiration in clay art is the clay itself. Clay that is found “in the wild” can be wet, fresh
and slick, or dry, weathered and cracked. It records layers of time, and marks of action; it is everything
ground up and homogenized to form the flesh of the earth. I’m fascinated how clay provides a tangibility of
the mysterious interactions of matter and energy around us.
Like the clay that it is made from, my work is an eclectic mixture, using form and design from different
cultures and time periods. It is like visual poetry inspired by geography, questioning what we create, and that
which creates us. Using this idea of the subjective and objective, I often reference geology, technology,
symbolism and traditional pottery. Like any abstract art, my work often has an inevitable ambiguity as
viewers extract a variety of messages from it based on their own experiences and self-awareness. The meaning
they give to it becomes the reason for its existence.
A large part of my inspiration in clay art is the clay itself. Clay that is found “in the wild” can be wet, fresh
and slick, or dry, weathered and cracked. It records layers of time, and marks of action; it is everything
ground up and homogenized to form the flesh of the earth. I’m fascinated how clay provides a tangibility of
the mysterious interactions of matter and energy around us.
Like the clay that it is made from, my work is an eclectic mixture, using form and design from different
cultures and time periods. It is like visual poetry inspired by geography, questioning what we create, and that
which creates us. Using this idea of the subjective and objective, I often reference geology, technology,
symbolism and traditional pottery. Like any abstract art, my work often has an inevitable ambiguity as
viewers extract a variety of messages from it based on their own experiences and self-awareness. The meaning
they give to it becomes the reason for its existence.
