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It has been said that I paint with clay. Rather
than putting paint to canvas, I use clay and glazes to create images.
Clay enables me to experiment with a variety of textures. It gives my
work a certain edge and permanency.
My work is unique and difficult to fit into any niche. While paintings
are traditionally two dimensional and sculptures are three dimensional,
my work contains elements of each. While it may not be possible in the
scientific sense, or in the language of art speak, my work is a
reflection of a zone that exists between the second and third
dimensions. This zone is not only reflected in the physical elements of
my pieces, but also in the subject matter.
My portraits, for example, seldom portray the subject engaging in a
particular activity. Instead, they offer a representation of the subject
somewhere between being totally at rest (flat, without affect, thought
or concern), and actively engaged (be it in conversation or physical
activity...that very moment which separates indifference and action. It
is revealed in the facial expression that suddenly emerges from certain
stimuli. It commonly occurs while one is calmly reading a newspaper or
book, listening to music, people watching, or listening to someone
speak. That moment of awareness in which ones interest is sparked and
their facial expression and body language reflexively reveal their
position in the spectrum of human thought and emotion. That look of
fear, confusion, excitement, resentment, suspicion, happiness or sadness
that is communicated without the benefit of speech, and which often
precedes a corresponding action. The observer knows to engage or avoid,
offer comfort or ignore, approach or retreat.
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