Artist statement…

Function or disfunction, vessel or sculpture, utility or uselessness, clay or ceramic, potter or artist; these are words that the “potter, artist, or ceramist,” for lack of better term, often use in describing their work and identifying who they are, or what they do.

The idea of vessel or containment is a dominant concept in my work. While “trained as a functional potter,” I have experiemented with many facets of clay and a wide range of firing techniques, however, I have always felt a certain obligation to the utility of a vessel. Antiques and weathered objects of utility that are enriched by the patina of time are of great interest to me. Having a background in Graphic Design, I find old signs, advertisements, schematic plans, numbers and typography quite beautiful, in surface, design and color.

These influences are apparent in my work. Pulling from my background as a designer, I am interested in combining “pottery” with an identity that is aesthetically and conceptually complex, while maintaining, or referencing, its useability as a functional object.