Artists Statement...

Have you ever made anything that you love and you lost yourself doing it? When you think of that piece of work do you remember the time?... your emotions?.. the music you were listening to?

When I love another artists work, these are the things I wonder about.

I am fascinated with the curiosity and attachment that the viewer feels for the creator of an object. When you buy a book or music that you are passionate about, you feel a bond with that person.

The time I spend making my work has become a cathartic and centring necessity. I use the making process as a personal and spiritual journey. There are moments when I am so absorbed and in tune with the clay that nothing else exists. It demands my concentration and control that can only be achieved through relaxation.

I love clay for its purity, which is grounding. Like fresh snow it provides a pure and natural canvas. It is strong yet vulnerable, soft yet responsive. I work with spontaneity and expression because to not be fully in control is freeing and mistakes are often discoveries. Each piece is marked with a thought capturing whatever was happening at the time

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..