The primary objective of my work is to create thoughtful, personal compositions which explore our relationship with the world around us.
My forms are rooted in an aesthetic developed through an interest in architecture and design. The understated designs developed by mid-century architects and designers provide a springboard to help resolve the relationship between form and function. These concepts for organizing space are put to work on clay through proportion, segmentation, and through the use of color and surface.
The use of divergent and contrasting glazes, surfaces, patterns, and mark making methods is an exploration of foundational design element and a metaphor for the complex relationships between urban development and the natural world. These surfaces include a tactile quality, and ecological inspirations juxtaposition with geometric patterns to create a rhythmic play between divisions directly referencing structures, neighborhoods, and development. The floral patterns are
