The underlying theme in my most recent work is fragmentation. I create traditionally formed vessels,
shapes that resonate with their intrinsic, comfortable timelessness, and, in destroying them, re-invent
them as contemporary objects.

I slice some work before it is dry and reassemble it. I smash once-fired pots, glaze-fire the shards
separately and then piece the work back together, anew. I adapt ancient ceramics traditions to create
work that feels familiar yet may also be unsettling.

Isn’t everything?

It seems that what we thought was solid and predictable is shattering – political structures, the
environment, human health, global economies. There are pieces scattered everywhere.

But there is also hope. Hope in the pieces themselves. When these vessels that were virtually destroyed
are reconstructed, they become stronger and more complex. Even within their differences there are
areas of commonality. I feel a sense of optimism as I work on them. I hope that optimism is intuitively
felt by those who take in these pieces (of pieces).