About Me
My Background
My Inspiration
My Background
When I was in preschool, my favorite time of day was when I was allowed to make art, to draw and paint. To this day I remember making paper animals in grade school and painting them with tempera paint. As I got older, this love of art never faded and eventually I went to college to study pottery. I went to Southwest Missouri State Univ
When I was in preschool, my favorite time of day was when I was allowed to make art, to draw and paint. To this day I remember making paper animals in grade school and painting them with tempera paint. As I got older, this love of art never faded and eventually I went to college to study pottery. I went to Southwest Missouri State University where I earned a Bachelor of Fine Art and then on to Indiana University where I earned a Master of Fine Art in Studio Ceramics. For the past fifty+ years I have made pottery on a daily basis. As an artist the technique I use is called paper clay or fiber clay where I add organic recycled paper fibers to the wet porcelain.
My Medium
My Inspiration
My Background
Porcelain Paper Clay
My work explores form, texture, and pattern, as they interact with light in translucent porcelain. Using very thin high fired porcelain, I form each piece individually by hand-building, and painting the surface with engobes or colored clay, hand-painted and fired under a clear glaze. No attempt is made to make the flo
Porcelain Paper Clay
My work explores form, texture, and pattern, as they interact with light in translucent porcelain. Using very thin high fired porcelain, I form each piece individually by hand-building, and painting the surface with engobes or colored clay, hand-painted and fired under a clear glaze. No attempt is made to make the floral pattern look realistic or life-like. The pattern, color and line are the important part of the decoration.
By using fibers mixed with the wet porcelain, I have been exploring very thin, highly textures surfaces. This technique of paper or fiber clay, which to my knowledge has rarely been done allows for many unique visual opportunities. The challenge is to make modern objects that reflect this contrasting view of traditional forms with a unique material.
My Inspiration
My Inspiration
My Inspiration
I enjoy hiking in my spare time and many of my pieces are directly influenced by these hikes in nature. I love recreating plants and wildlife in my work.