Cubes

My recent work is a study in order and structure, based on the simplest of geometric forms. There is a great deal of freedoms involved in the imposition of strict rules - within the structure of the grid, the confines of the cube and the sphere, there is the possibility of endless variation.

By stripping away color, I am free to concentrate on the form itself, without distraction. The work reflects an interest in architecture and geometry. The white cubes, especially evoke the austere elegance of Le Corbusier and the Bauhaus.

Cones

Currently, my work is an interpretation of my experience with the garden and my fascination with its energy and vibrant beauty. A multiplicity of conical volumes suspended on a vertical surface removes the garden from its natural context, the horizontal plane. In this way, I present the viewer with a new visualization of the elements from which a garden is constructed.

Abstract geometry and color create the illusion of form and space, and an awareness of the importance of these elements emerges from their presentation in a simple and suggestive fashion. I address the ordered system of the garden and the natural forces from which it gives way to allow the free expression of sensuality, movement and energy. Just as I utilize the pure geometry of the cone to conversely interpret organic form, so do I attempt to transform the systematic process involved in wheel-throwing into pure emotion.

Spheres

The installation of spheres arranged in a grid, with its repetition of a single form with minimal variation from one element to the next, becomes a study in rhythm - there is a pulse to be found in repetition.

I am equally interested in the illusion of the spheres hovering space, and in the play of shadows on the wall. My hours in the studio are a retreat into calm and order, from the chaos of daily life.

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THE PROCESS

Before an installation or even a single piece hangs up on a wall or rests on a mantle it has gone through a multi-stage process beginning with my conceptualization of the finished piece and ending with the firing, coloring, and finishing before display.