About Me
Artist Statement
If you were to ask me what my artistic statement would be, it would go something like this; All pots are beautiful, even the rudest pot - why? Because any pot tells a story, a story written in clay. Clay. A simple word - clay, dirt and water. In some religions the very thing man is made of; how then can there not be a connection? For me pottery is a kind of Zen, there is a certain harmony in the spinning wheel where body, mind and spirit come together to create. As individuals we strive to leave our mark on society, as a potter I do so through objects. Pots then are my footsteps through life - and like all footsteps they go forward.
The natural feel of a pot is as important as its form, when we touch a handmade pot our hands flow over the same spaces the potters did, touch - the feel of a pot then becomes paramount and melded with its aesthetic beauty creates a synergy in the individual which in turn creates a spiritual connection between the potter and person using the object.
Primitive wares, whether Navajo, Korean, or Roman to name a few inspire me, melded with core spiritual beliefs intrinsic to myself I strive to incorporate functionality and simplistic elements of beauty in all things. I want to create objects itching to be used, which when your done can be admired from a distance. Generally my pots are wheel thrown with the odd alteration and/or hand built element. I do not try to reproduce the finish of a wood, salt, soda or gas kiln. I strive to use the environment provided, in the most natural and simplistic manner available to create beauty. At this time most of my work is produced in an oxidation kiln, offering many avenues for creating random acts of beauty.
The natural feel of a pot is as important as its form, when we touch a handmade pot our hands flow over the same spaces the potters did, touch - the feel of a pot then becomes paramount and melded with its aesthetic beauty creates a synergy in the individual which in turn creates a spiritual connection between the potter and person using the object.
Primitive wares, whether Navajo, Korean, or Roman to name a few inspire me, melded with core spiritual beliefs intrinsic to myself I strive to incorporate functionality and simplistic elements of beauty in all things. I want to create objects itching to be used, which when your done can be admired from a distance. Generally my pots are wheel thrown with the odd alteration and/or hand built element. I do not try to reproduce the finish of a wood, salt, soda or gas kiln. I strive to use the environment provided, in the most natural and simplistic manner available to create beauty. At this time most of my work is produced in an oxidation kiln, offering many avenues for creating random acts of beauty.
Making it simple, Clay is how I am defined within.
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