"I work at making pottery with the point of view of a painter. Each pot is a new Composition — where color, texture and line describe the underlying form.
"I work within the constraints of traditional production pottery dealing with the rhythm and speed of throwing on a wheel, making useful forms including plates, serving pieces, mugs, vases, covered jars, soup tureens, asparagus dishes, etc.
"My current interests include: how to use stains and glaze chemistry as a painter would use pigments, how to use painted gestural brushwork to change the way form looks, and an ongoing search to find new and unique ways to use traditional design motifs by combining painterly brushwork and flat shapes. I am very interested in the way the high temperatures in the kiln burn the painted lines into the glaze, exaggerating the intensity of the line.
"My new work includes wood-fired work in natural colors with thick, luscious glazes and strong, simple forms. And newer still are the gold luster lines which add richness and depth to the painted lines.
"Pottery is for me the most challenging art form. How to create a work of art that can be used in daily life, that can be held in the hands or put to the lips, that satisfies the eye and the hand, that can be reused time and time again, and washed and dried, and through constant use becomes even more appreciated — to do this requires an understanding of design, proportion and color as well as a little chemistry and physics, and the history of ceramics. I have the privilege of trying to meet this challenge every time I make a pot."
