Narrative Statement

I was introduced to pottery in 1969. My first experience with clay was on the wheel, along with brief instructions in Raku. As with most beginners, I was lost and most of the fruit of my labor had not turned out like anything I had in mind. Throwing on a wheel was not for me. I set pottery aside to pursue other hobbies (drawing and painting) while raising an infant child. In the late 1970's I was inspired to pick up the clay again, however, this time I planned to hand-build my sculptures. Like a sewer using patterns to create from I too used patterns to build my pieces. I often drew many sketches before putting my hands to clay. This is how I began and I soon found that this particular niche in pottery was what I loved to do.

From the earliest days of my pottery adventures I had quickly taken to the idea of anthropomorphizing. I have always enjoyed people\rquote s faces; in particular how expression and emotion are inherently intertwined. For example, "Late for the Party" with it's pursed lips conjures thoughts of a friend of mine who arrived late to a party, and when greeted at the door she simply replied with a "Ooh. "

One memory of my early childhood I tend to visit when thinking about creating a new piece was when I sat by the waters edge and gently mo ved my hand over the surface of the water hoping to see the fish below. I wondered whether fish had personalities. To this day, I don\rquote t know if fish do, but one thing is certain, my sculptures have attitudes. This is my art, and I love to create it.