Artist’s Statement

My work contemplates the transformative process in nature and celebrates nuance and surprises found in the ‘ordinary’. Part of an investigative process, the pieces are a response to narrative, metaphor, and beauty (sometimes terrible beauty) in my life and the world around.

Much of my research is hands-on as an avid outdoor recreationalist and wanderer; scribbling sketches of fleeting moments, recording textures, and photographing natural ‘detritus’ of our environment, to capture a more immediate response to the subject. I hope to challenge and inspire viewer’s expectations by reimagining familiar forms, focusing on how texture invites and repels, and examining the impact of weather, contrast, and the passing of time.

Altered wheel thrown porcelain inspires a tactile response as spiked clusters suggest organic growth and change on the surfaces, while the interaction of light and shadow, contrast and compliment the forms. Inspired by tidal creatures and textures of our coasts, forms are imagined as though they might emerge from the rocks, yet hold another mystery. Some work, combining delicate porcelain with aged metal, presents an additional dialogue and intersection of industrial and natural – what could happen when these are left to interact?