Artist Statement
I look at the creative process as a collaboration between nature and the artist where both have a voice in the process. For me it's a celebration of our contact with the natural world. Beautiful places inspire us and stirs creativity to the surface.
My work takes something old and mixes it with something new. For many years I studied under the late Juan Quezada recipient of Mexicos highest award "Bellas Artes". Juan taught me traditional pottery skills literally from the ground up. His rigorous standard of craftsmanship challenged me to develop my ceramic skills to a level I did not know possible. Juan's passion to create was contagious. I worked for years under his tutilage while simultaneously working as a resident artist at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Colorado where I was exposed to many contemporary ideas. Straddling both worlds of traditional and contemporary ceramics helped me to incorporate elements from both. Today I use Juan's old clay technology rich with clay colors that are only possible by making them yourself with clay found in the mountains of Colorado. I mix old and new hand building techniques to make forms I feel are sensual, curvy even feminine. Over these surfaces I press contemporary patterns. The patterns are borne from natures pinecones , seed pods and rythmic patterns seen in ocean waves. This union of something old and something new hopefully brings the viewer the comfort of known elements and adds a novel twist that tickles the senses. I hope you enjoy this work.
Representation
Ann Korologos Gallery Basalt, CO
Anderson Ranch. Snowmass CO
Beaux Arts Bath England, UK
Harvey Meadows Gallery Aspen, CO
Lill Street Art Center Chicago, IL
Maui Hands Maui, HI
Nummer 40 Galerie Holland
Viewpoints Gallery Maui , HI
Gardner Colby Gallery. Naples, FL
Western Colorado Center for the Arts
Grand Junction, CO
Redstone Art Center Redstone, CO
AMOCA Claremont CA
Highlight Gallery Mendocino, CA
