I am ever aware of the passage of time, and this preoccupation is evident in the dates and numbers layered into my work as I am recording history. The inclusion of text keeps a record of my individual fears and fascinations. Notions about progression of time are further reinforced by my impulse to work in series; making explicit the evolution and maturity of objects and ideas. By extension, notions of mortality and human fragility prevail. Even the resilience of clay can be challenged, and as my ceramic works undergo aggressive and non-traditional processes they mirror the challenges and endurance of the human body. Most recently, my artworks include molds of the human figure; the completed pieces are dry, scarred, and eroded.
Dry, foaming and blistering glazes, which cover the ceramics, relate to themes of disintegration. The heavily textured and pitted surfaces allude to disease and decay of the physical self. Interestingly, I selectively erode away the surfaces of my pieces, revealing deeper layers and details concealed beneath. The final process confirms the complexity of the artwork, as well as that of human existence.
