Dinnerware, smalti, hand-built pottery, ceramic,

Over the past decade I’ve been increasingly captivated by portraiture. My work is predominantly materials driven, combining a wide variety of dishes and other would-be discarded ‘memory-ware’, along side more traditional mosaic materials. The curves, rims, handles and other characteristically round shaped crockery shards, often become defining elements within my portraits. A teacup handle may become an ear or a strand of hair; the lip of a cup, an eyelid. I love those ‘aha’ moments when the perfect shard reveals itself to me. I ponder the memory of where an object originated, who gave it to me, and other significance it may hold. Endless combinations of disparate elements come together to tell new stories & keep my mind active, while the cutting and placing of each piece keeps me physically grounded. There’s nothing I’d rather be doing, all else falls to the wayside.