I have always been drawn to making ceramics with organic forms, surfaces and textures.
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My vessels are often curved in form, carrying a simplicity and relationship to nature itself. My work can be variously thrown on the wheel, coiled or slab built. As the vessels dry, smooth surfaces are burnished with a stone to a soft sheen, whereas textured surfaces are created with complex layers of slip, engobe and oxides.
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My motivation as an artist is to make pieces which are as authentically natural and beautiful as nature itself. There is a theory that the artist attempting this is always doomed to fail, but by allowing the fire or clay to make its mark on each vessel, every piece of work is as unique as an ancient rock sculpted by the elements. Smooth vessels remain tactile and warmer to the touch than glazed ceramics, feeling more like skin than stone.
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