Artist Statement
My work expresses my inward journey with an awe for natural beauty in our living world. Beauty, which arises from meditative depths exemplified in the 'wings' collection (heavenward) and ecstatic heights (embrace). The multiplicity of evolving biological forms in Nature is astounding. Too, the terrible beauty felt in tragic patterns of human behavior (perpetrator victim 1, 2 ). Ideas emerge in the mind's eye, develop in sketches, and inevitably take on their own life in the sculpture.
I have always found birds fascinating. The obvious metaphor of flight and freedom is beneath the surface in 'wings' collection: spiritual flight and creative freedom. Each piece represents a particular emotional experience towards these aspirations. Some experiences are far from free; the process of creating them is liberating.
'heart petals' collection represents our human heart which evolves as we grow, opening, reaching out, bursting with energy. Several pieces may be set up as fountains to delight the eye with the constant watery flow over colorful, glazed ceramics. Each is a moment in time implying timelessness.
'energy in form' series is expressionistic, metaphoric, and abstract. (aqua sway) and (whorl) evoke energy rising while also mimicking waves in the ocean. Speed and power represented in (grace) and (play) takes us through the horse's paces. Might and agility in the largest mammal on earth, the Antarctic blue whale, is embodied in ( ocean blues), (midnight swim) and others. Capturing movement in silent 3D is as exciting as it is fascinating.
Enjoy!
September 2023
opposite
self portrait, 2003
Kate camping, 2020
I have always found birds fascinating. The obvious metaphor of flight and freedom is beneath the surface in 'wings' collection: spiritual flight and creative freedom. Each piece represents a particular emotional experience towards these aspirations. Some experiences are far from free; the process of creating them is liberating.
'heart petals' collection represents our human heart which evolves as we grow, opening, reaching out, bursting with energy. Several pieces may be set up as fountains to delight the eye with the constant watery flow over colorful, glazed ceramics. Each is a moment in time implying timelessness.
'energy in form' series is expressionistic, metaphoric, and abstract. (aqua sway) and (whorl) evoke energy rising while also mimicking waves in the ocean. Speed and power represented in (grace) and (play) takes us through the horse's paces. Might and agility in the largest mammal on earth, the Antarctic blue whale, is embodied in ( ocean blues), (midnight swim) and others. Capturing movement in silent 3D is as exciting as it is fascinating.
Enjoy!
September 2023
opposite
self portrait, 2003
Kate camping, 2020
