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My work is all about the materials, combining diverse materials in a way that stimulates a thought or emotion. From my very first experiments with mosaic in the landscape, I recognized the power which is inherent in those materials. I became a facilitator, as the materials did their magic.
In my first two-dimensional pieces, I sought to make the materials do things they wouldn't do naturally. I would combine ceramic ware, and hand cut it in erratic shapes and re-combined with a static background of another "hard" material, such as glass tiles. I wanted the ceramic pieces to become fluid. In one of those first pieces, "Ever So", the china appears to drape itself over and under the glass.
As I worked my way through the technical learning curve, I found myself drawn further to textural materials and the effects which result from combinations of diverse materials. Today, my studio is visual chaos to an observer, but it is a womb for me. While I work, I am surrounded by shelves of kitsch, ceramics and glass, a wall of rocks, stone & crystals... it's a carnival of visual stimuli which is my inspiration.
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