My goal is to create three-dimensional objects that invite personal interaction. Through traditional holloware techniques and materials, I design and create structures that embrace and convey a utilitarian appeal while challenging thoughtful contemplation. Whether the response is to walk around the pedestal, to lean in to examine my work closer, or to touch and use the vessel within a daily task, the viewer is tempted to participate with my work on an intimate level. I invite more than a passing glance at my work. My vessels and raised forms embody personality and individual character, sometimes humor, and often contradiction.
Incorporating chasing and repousse into my body of work allows and welcomes new possibilities for creating pattern and personality. By hammering and pushing metal to its literal breaking point is such a fascinating and rewarding process, you get to see such beautiful forms that can be brought to life. The hours spent with each piece result in a bond between myself and my work that can be seen with each strike of a hammer. Each mark, and every single bit of texture, is one hammer blow on top of layers and layers of previous marks. While the process itself is not done as quickly as other art forms, I feel as though it is one of the most rewarding.