Statement

I grew up in New England on land surrounded by woods and waterways. Those years were freeing and formative, with long days exploring on foot and horseback, swimming in ponds and rivers. My early experiences with clay were in the banks of the river where we swam. It held a magic to me then, as it does now.

I continue to be drawn to the way clay’s immediacy and unpredictability inspire experimentation. I am driven by an intuitive process, which I support through the use of simple tools and techniques. I rework a repertoire of objects that hold symbolic meaning for me. Those objects reference numerous sources: the rich history of self-taught art, material culture, personal narratives, and the landscape of the Pacific Northwest where I have lived for nearly 30 years.

After twenty five years in Portland, Oregon, our family moved to a small island community off the coast of Washington. This huge shift has felt somewhat like a return to the landscape of my childhood. I look forward to the ways in which this land's vague familiarity shapes this next chapter in the studio.