Figures in Clay
My figurative work in clay is an exploration of very human universal themes within the deeply personal story: loss, resilience, courage, connection. Often a sculpture tells part of a story, leaving the viewer to fill in the rest with their own account, thus completing the narrative. I am often attracted to characters from myths and literature. The repetition of a story retold many times through history embraces the shared experience, or at least an experience to which we are willing to be a witness.
Daphne, ceramic with underglazes 25 x 14 x 10 in. 2008 sold
The Boatbuilder, ceramic with underglazes, birch and acrylic paint 30 x 15 x 35 in. 2008
Equanimity, ceramic with underglazes, wood, plaster, wire and swivels 80 x 20 x 20 in. 2008 sold
In the End, ceramic with underglazes 19 x 30 x 13 in. 2007 sold
Ophelia, ceramic with acrylic stain, reeds, brass wire, and basswood 33 x 16 x 33 in. 2005
The Pleiades, ceramic with acrylic stain approx. 10 x 12 x 60 in. 2005
Reconciled, ceramic with acrylic stain, 21 x 12 x 12 in. 2005
What’s Done is Done, ceramic with underglazes, Chinese pistachio with acrylic paint, wood base 59 x 21 x 26 in. 2009 sold
Traveling Instructions, ceramic with underglazes 26 x 19 x 19 in. 2009
Winged Torso, ceramic with acrylic stain 15 x 12 x 15 in. 2004
Molecules, ceramic with underglazes, cast plaster with graphite and acrylic ink 25 x 24 x 20 in. 2009
Something Lost, raku-fired ceramic, patinaed copper, and wire 28 x 11 x 11 in. 2009
Empty Nest, ceramic with underglazes, basswood, cherry, cane, brass hinges, antique maps, hemp, eggshell, colored epoxy, string, and handmade paper 16 x 30 x 16 in. 2006