Artist Statement

Porcelain is a material usually thought of as delicate, fragile and transparent. Considered the primary clay from which all other clays are derived, it comes from the earth as pure white, strong and durable. It attracted me because of these qualities rather than its transparency. Working on a large scale has presented problems that have been a challenge to solve. I have chosen to work with this clay because it has allowed me to explore issues in the landscape without necessarily making literal interpretations. it can be minimal and sometimes surreal in its starkness

My work has been influenced by information gathered at various "sites", places in the natural environment that I have responded to visually. The earth itself, particularly cliffs, ledges, crevices and canyons: the effects of wind, earthquakes, glaciers and other natural phenomenon such as geological "shifts" and "faults" interest me. In addition the many ways man has marked and scarred the land (through plowing, roads, fences etc.) provides an interesting perspective and point of view, real, illusory and aerial.