ARTIST STATEMENT

My clay odyssey commenced with an imaginary animal assignment in the seventh grade where I realized that I could give form to my fantastical imaginings. Mythical beasts as well as their more prosaic fellows (warthogs, rabbits, musk oxen, etc) have continued to take shape in my studio henceforth. I am continually inspired by ancient myths and medieval manuscript marginalia with their expansive ideas of reality and by a reciprocal idea of anthropomorphism. We are animals and they are us. Functionality is also a goal of my work as I feel that physical interaction with a piece adds to a continuing and expanding appreciation.