Altars, cemeteries, flocks of birds, waves—repetitive images organized around a theme or a symbol. The natural form of wood and clay and the shapes they take on after lying on a beach, baking in the sun or a kiln, breaking on the floor. Forces beyond our control, yet we attempt to organize them, study them scientifically to know and understand their mystique. Death, renewal, reviving and offering new life to objects long passed on. The elements of nature as depicted in scientific classifications—the bugs, birds and bones. Seeing specimens consecutively laid out in preparation for study encourage not just a clinical examination, but an aesthetic one as well.

My work has evolved from these images and observations. What started out as an interest and education in ceramics, moved to a quest to travel and learn about ancient and modern lands and the symbols that represent them. I started collecting objects from my travels and searched for ways to properly display them. I found that my ceramics, early on, often depicted the color and form of walls of sacred structures that I was visiting. It only made sense to combine the two. From that was born the relationship of found and collected objects in a sculptural setting. My interest in the found symbols of other cultures led me to the discovery or rediscovery of the icons of my own culture. I continued my search and attraction to these objects- in flea markets, small junk shops and even dumpsters and street corners throughout the USA. Some objects are humorous, some spiritual, some sobering, some just beautiful and when combined, evoke varying thoughts and visual memories.

Organic, collected, reused, found—restored.

Current and Past Exhibits:

• Bird Show: May-June 2007
  Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA www.explodingheadgallery.com
  
  
• Boxed Up: December to January 2007
  Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, California
  
  
• Pomelo-Ongoing Exhibit
  San Francisco, California
  
  
• Public Space Commission: The Lesley Foundation, Half Moon Bay, California
  
  
• Affinity for the Cup II: March-April 2006
  Exploding Head Gallery Sacramento, California
  
  
• Ink and Clay 32: Jan-Feb 2006
  Kellogg University Art Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona, California
  
  
• Clay (re)Emerge 2005: Bay Area Group Sculpture Exhibition
  Red Ink Studios, San Francisco, California

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