My ceramic works take the form of wall pieces and sculptural vessels in porcelain. Ideas about growth and transformation are central to the meaning of my work and affect the way that I physically manipulate the clay. In order to grow, I feel that all things must become imperfect. A life, an idea, and a work of art all begin with a kind of perfection, an untested plan of what they are meant to be. As things come to maturity, they are nurtured and buffeted by forces beyond their control – natural phenomenon, ideas, and time. These forces challenge and alter the blueprint, forcing both art and living things to become more complex, nuanced and ambiguous. Each becomes richer in history, developing layers of meaning and visual complexity. The perfect is transformed into a finer imperfect.

Multiplicity is important in my work. My wall pieces are made up of clay fragments, assembled on thin porcelain tiles that are mounted together to form the design. Muscle memory directs the formation of these beads, sticks and draped porcelain slabs. In the end, these elements have all been made the same way, using the same plan, and yet they are different from one another. When all of the fragments and tiles are placed together, the tension between their sameness and the subtle but distinct variation between each element creates the resonance and complexity that I hope to achieve. One can also recognize the beauty and struggle of living things in this abstraction.