My clay work is figurative and often attempts to see through the lens of a child’s world, where mysterious things and beings are always just out of reach. I am frequently drawn to some kind of narrative, regardless of the media I am using. Hares and children are the main subjects or characters in most of my work.
The clay pieces are mostly pinched and then bisque fired at cone 1 or 2. I sometimes do a quick low smoke fire if I need some deep hues. If I want to use color I will use colored pencils and pastels after the firing. I don’t fire after applying the pencils or pastels. The recent glazed figures come from quick studies, or play, I do to loosen up and explore ideas for larger, long term works. These pieces are relatively small and pinched or modeled. I have been glazing and firing these maquettes at cone 6.
My installation work, through the In the Cloud series, has offered a challenge to bring works from various media into a space and create an environment based on a specific theme. The idea of somehow unifying these pieces, formally, has been terrifying and exciting. This series has been a deeply rigorous and cathartic process of accepting the vast changes thrust upon us by the Digital Age.