Artists Statement...

To deepen my understanding of myself and my work I have been doing some reading. I would like to share the following with you:

'Signs of mutation... for example, increasing displays of disaffection and violence within our fragmented social system. Many people feel cheated, for the meaning matters as life matters, and life and spirit are entwined.'

Lane, John, The Living Tree - Art and the Sacred (Green Boooks, 1988)

Brief description of work...

Each piece of my work is a dissected section of a whole form. Once I have the initial, more traditional vessel on the wheel, I work in to the clay and add slips, as the piece is moving. Once the body is firm, I cut it in two with the wheel still in motion. I am currently using underglaze colours and oxides to enhance the already layered and worn surface. Once fired I continue to work back into the clay and usually fire several times..