Watch a plant grow, and you see its intention is perfect. It uses just the right shape, amount of color, and texture to fulfill its pliant, living design. I try to emulate this “biosophy” in clay--without doing realistic imitations of plants.
My work is very touchable. It satisfies the urge to feel something attractively “natural,” and more seductively, rewards the user by connecting them with a very potent and tightly focused abstraction of the tissues and structures of organic life. This—the psychosomatic connection occurring during the act of using the piece—unleashes the potencies of my expression.
Bio:
I began working in clay in 1991, desiring a three-dimensional canvas. The intersection of painting and clay has fueled more than two decades of exploration in ceramics.
In 1995, I received an MFA in Ceramics from RISD. I was awarded Massachusetts’ highest honor -- an Artist Fellowship in Crafts in 2009. My work has been shown in numerous exhibits across the country and internationally. In 2019 I was invited by Bai Ming to be an Artist in Residence at The Shangyu Celadon Modern International Center in China. The work created there was exhibited at The Shangyu Museum of Art. In 2018 I had the honor of being a Blanc de Chine Resident Artist working with China’s most precious and whitest porcelain in Dehua, China. The artwork created in Dehua went on to Beijing and was exhibited at The “Blanc de Chine” International Ceramic Award Works Exhibition. Other highlights include American Museum of Ceramic Art, Howard Yezerski Gallery, San Angelo Museum of Art, The Archie Bray Foundation, and Pulp Gallery. I am currently represented by Donzella LTD in NYC.
