Artist Statements

Functional pots

 The porcelain work is an example of carving cast porcelain. Each piece starts from the making of the mold and casting the object, its form altered significantly through the carving and per mutative processes. I strive to carve each work in a different way accentuating its contour, form and texture.   The finished surface is achieved through varying processes and accentuates the carving and textural treatment.

Busts

“Psychological Portraits” is a title for a series of works representing ephemeral concepts and thoughts put into concrete form. 

Psychological

Adjective 

1.  of or relating to psychology.

2.  pertaining to the mind or to mental phenomena as the subject matter of psychology.

3.  of, pertaining to, dealing with, or affecting the mind, especially as a function of awareness, feeling, or motivation.

Portrait

A detailed description of something or someone.

Psychological Portrait 1 “On My Mind” and 2 “Cover”, pose questions relating to iconography, religion and self-awareness.  The pseudo iconography is in an ordered construct atop or around each subject implying contemplation. The variegated surface relates to the intangible nature of thought and idea. The static nature of the objects activates an awareness of silence in their space to heighten the viewer’s attention.