Buildings, like pots, contain space and have inherent use.

The austere granaries I saw while living in Niger loom large in my mind, as does the magnificent cathedral and castles near my childhood home.

I find myself interested in making work that consists of building – both the act of building and buildings themselves.

Much of my work is a construction using thrown forms. I am especially interested in how forms connect to make a whole and the tension often present as a result of this connection.

Architecture is not uniquely human – nature also constructs structures of containment magnificent in design and economy of use.

I believe that we as individuals and as a culture construct things using spiritual and emotional materials; friendships, ambitions, and community take on powerful, but unseen forms we use to build our life and contain it.

In my work I want to build a recognition of the human condition and its processes; I want to build support for joy, wonder and generosity in those who see and use my pots.

This is ultimately the journey I began in Africa and find myself continuing in clay presently.