My clay work is influenced by American Folk Art. I am especially drawn to Early American Weather vanes and their strong silhouette. I only employ docile or passive animals, (a rabbit, never a fox or a cow, never a bull). This allows me to create a tension with the situation I encase or intertwine the animal in. I feel the pieces reflect current issues.
All the pieces have been hand built in my basement studio. Once the glazes are mixed and sprayed onto the pieces they are fired in a high-fire cantenary brick gas kiln which I built behind my house.
My clay work is available to purchase. If you are interested in a piece shown here, contact me for availability.
| 2008 | 48th Greater Michigan Art Exhibition, Midland, Award Winner Michigan Ceramic Art Association Biennial, Award Winner Vessels That Pour, Yourist Gallery, Ann Arbor, Award Winner Objects Inc, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham, MI |
| 2007 | Greater Michigan Art Exhibition, Midland, MI Award Winner Fire and Mud, Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI |
| 2006 | Celebrate Clay, Lawrence St. Gallery, MI Award Winner Michigan Ceramics, Anton Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI |
| 2005 | District Arts Gallery, Birmingham, MI Visions from the Fire, Albion College |
When looking at these pieces there are three things to look for: the figure, the spiral and the idea of function.
The figure is approached through comic influences.
The spiral is a symbol which has attracted artists� attention since the beginning of time.
Function is one the great heritages of ceramics.
