| Mixed Media: My
exploration into mixed media began as a way to defy gravity and the vitreous nature of
clay. I love intricate, gragile things and it has been tumultrous translating this on a
physical level. I had to look to other materials to create my vision. My main concerns
were about contrast. While I am still fascinated by dichotomy, it now plays a lesser role
in my work. The addition of mixed media started as a search for durability, but now it has
become a major component of my work. It allows the pieces to take on a deeper significance
that transcends form and suggests multiple levels of content. |
Mandala Series:
Symbol of the universe. These are my representations of the power and energy beyond our
control and understanding which comprising the realm of our existence and the environment.
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Drapery Series:
This series is inspired by the cloaked marble figures in some of the Frenchcathedrals
around the Paris area. On the one hand they have a haunting beauty, on the other, the
drapery serves to camouflage the true form. These pieces present a shell for a form beyond
what they cover. |
Reliquary Series:
These are homage pieces which serve to honor the ravaged and neglected. |
Bronze Series:
I had an opportunity to study the lost wax technique of bronze casting with a
local sculptor with the idea that metal would mimic the textures forms of the clay but
have more durability. I developed a small series of mixed media sculptures that
incorporated the bronze peices. |
Functional Ware:
These lines of pottery are what I market in order to increase cash flow to support
the other clay series. The Meteor Ware is inspired by my interest in space; the
final frontier. The Canyon Pottery is inspired by the irregularities of the horizon as
veiwed at the Grand Canyon or smilar natural land formations. |
