ARTIST STATEMENT

I’ve been making objects out of clay ever since my mother enrolled me in a pottery class at the age of five. From that early age I knew clay would always be a part of my life.

I create functional, everyday objects that hopefully bring pleasure to those who use them. I work in earthenware, white stoneware and porcelain, often bouncing among them as different ideas and techniques excite me. Pattern is a theme that carries through my work in all clay bodies.

Nature is a big influence on my work. Through the use of ceramic decals, I incorporate my photography of the natural world into much of my work, from the abstract use of zebra stripes to the creatures that surround me in the Hudson Valley at Songbird Studio.