Artists Statement
The major concerns that my work deals with are a love of the process of throwing, an ongoing relationship with porcelain and a fascination with the theme of the vessel, in both literal and abstracted interpretations.
My work currently addresses two primary themes –
The first deals with the enjoyment of the qualities of the porcelain and the practice of manipulating, cutting and reassembling freshly thrown forms to highlight movement and volume. Roads, pathways and hedgerows as well as the curves and contours of the local landscape inform the alterations of the thrown form to produce sculptural decorative vessels. Drawn and abstracted observations of rural ancillary buildings and their subtle contrasting tones, contours, edges and textures further inspire the work.
The second theme addresses the placement of the altered forms in relation to each other. The possibilities exist for the placing of inanimate objects (the vessels) to tell stories of group dynamics, protectiveness, inclusion and exclusion and family bonding. Some of my work deals with presenting the work in an installation structure in order to convey my ideas to the viewer.
Sketchbooks feature heavily for the planning of the structure and form of the pieces by drawing and eliminating different proportions and elements of a potential piece, as well as using separate notebooks and scrapbooks to explore the issue of group dynamics and object placement.
My work currently addresses two primary themes –
The first deals with the enjoyment of the qualities of the porcelain and the practice of manipulating, cutting and reassembling freshly thrown forms to highlight movement and volume. Roads, pathways and hedgerows as well as the curves and contours of the local landscape inform the alterations of the thrown form to produce sculptural decorative vessels. Drawn and abstracted observations of rural ancillary buildings and their subtle contrasting tones, contours, edges and textures further inspire the work.
The second theme addresses the placement of the altered forms in relation to each other. The possibilities exist for the placing of inanimate objects (the vessels) to tell stories of group dynamics, protectiveness, inclusion and exclusion and family bonding. Some of my work deals with presenting the work in an installation structure in order to convey my ideas to the viewer.
Sketchbooks feature heavily for the planning of the structure and form of the pieces by drawing and eliminating different proportions and elements of a potential piece, as well as using separate notebooks and scrapbooks to explore the issue of group dynamics and object placement.