My work is an interpretation of my experience with the garden and my fascination with its energy and vibrant beauty. A multiplicity of conical volumes suspended on a vertical surface removes the garden from its natural context, the horizontal plane. In this way, I present the viewer with a new visualization of the elements from which a garden is constructed.
Abstract geometry and color create the illusion of form and space, and an awareness of the importance of these elements emerges from their presentation in a simple and suggestive fashion. I address the ordered system of the garden and the natural forces from which it gives way to allow the free expression of sensuality, movement and energy. Just as I utilize the pure geometry of the cone to conversely interpret organic form, so do I attempt to transform the systematic process involved in wheel-throwing into pure emotion.
My recent work is a study in order and structure, based on the simplest of geometric forms. There is a great deal of freedoms involved in the imposition of strict rules – within the structure of the grid, the confines of the cube and the sphere,and jacks there is the possibility of endless variation.,and application of glaze and surface design with decals.
