Artist Statement
This body of work is an extension of my long-held interest in the idiosyncratic nature of ceramic material and its ability to express phenomenological properties including luminosity, translucency, gravity and reflection. Most artists working with ceramics start with form and then find appropriate surface solutions. For me, it starts with surface qualities and then forms are found that will highlight these characteristics. Ultimately the work reflects an interest in how ceramic surface can relate more to abstract painting or natural phenomena and is always at its best when it suggests meaning beyond itself.