Medium: Clay & Wood , Open Studios , Jewelry & Glass , Visual Arts

Contact Information

(970) 319-7502

[email protected]

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Artist Statement

I delight in making decorative and functional artwork in ceramic. I draw from natural forms and patterns as well as data. These inputs are translated into form, color and line to express ideas about sustainability and to draw attention to the beauty of our world, our planet and the ecosystems we share with all other living things. I am inspired by simple things such as the delicate patterns of dragonfly wings, the areas delineated by land use maps, graphic representations of data, artists like Pisco and repetitive, layered patterns. I revel in the connections that can be made between these seemingly disparate stimuli. Being an artist is as much about the process and quiet peace I find in the studio as it is about the final product. My favorite pieces are commissions for friends and others because they provide the opportunity to combine knowledge of an individual personality and my own personal aesthetic to fill the needs or desires of another.