exploration

artist statement :      

My ceramics and mixed media work reflect a personal exploration of particles, molecules, organisms, and natural forces, how they interact and emerge in liminal space, and what physics, chemistry, ecology and biology reveals to us about the universe. I am astonished by the idea that even while we are immersed within it, the way the universe functions is nearly invisible to our senses and perception. Even so, we can grasp it better by observing and contemplating carefully. I spend a lot of time – maybe too much – doing just that.

Making vessels, plates, bowls, cups, jars and even sculpture that are chemically and structurally transformed by nature and natural forces is the perfect medium for me to grapple with the scientific concepts I want to comprehend and with which to express my wonder. I hope that others will touch and use these objects in their lives with family and friends, holding them in their hands, and be prompted to consider all kinds of metamorphoses, systems and relationships, even if only fleetingly.