My art is very personal to me. I fancy myself a poet, a story teller and a songwriter. My medium is physical rather than oral. I fall in love with each piece I create because they all come from a place deep inside me. My inspirations come from many different sources, lyrics from songs floating around in my head, a model that settles into a pose and wears his or her emotion on their body, a feeling or inner thought that needs to be expressed, the day-to-day observation of the human spirit, even a family photograph that provokes wonderful memories. Everyday we all experience a complex mix of emotions and I try to bring these out in my work by telling a story that is unique to each viewer.
I spend a little of everyday in my studio developing ideas in small clay sketches in a variety of poses. The more interesting of these become preliminary studies for larger, more complete works. I prefer to work with water base clay. The organic composition of the clay has a life of its own. The way it moves through your fingers creating its own dimensions as you manipulate it. The loose textures I use on my art add to the interest and the depth of my work and open the piece to interpretation by the viewer. |
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