Left: Oral Sex Pitcher
Walnut Ash Engobe with transfer print, 12" high
Right: Love is Blind Pitcher
Aba Orange Engobe with iron oxide transfer print, 13 1/2" high,
All of my clay work is hand-built and one-of-a-kind.
Some pots do bear a family resemblance, but each remains unique
unto itself. Using my own pinch-strip method of construction,
I build up the side walls to capture the space within.
As the piece begins to breathe on its own and a personality emerges,
I yield to the nature of the clay.
NO LONGER AM I IN CONTROL of where I go
or what lead I follow, or even what occurs when I get there.
THE CLAY SPEAKS TO ME.
It tells me what it wants to be when it grows up and I LISTEN.
We transform each other - my clay work becomes my vision; I become
my clay work. My entire being, not just my hands, is an integral
part of the process. What emerges just HAPPENS -
from the visual appeal to the featherweight feel of each piece.
CLAY… I LOVE WHERE IT TAKES ME
