Illinois 

Artist Statement

There is a push and pull between the familiar and unfamiliar in my work. The scale and sense of volume are suggestive of functional forms like vessels, or essential domestic objects such as an iron or a phone. I use familiar patterning like that of wallpaper and fabric in order to make these transformed objects approachable and comfortable. Overlapping and reconfiguring, I reference aspects from historical ceramics too contemporary design.

By investigating domestic forms and their role in our culture I extract and reconstruct their elements. I have looked at these objects not only for aesthetic qualities, but also for their symbolic functions in our lives. For example, one person may perceive the delicate lacey edge of the curtain as trivial and unnecessary, while another may experience it as an intimate and an important reinforcement that they live in a refined and loving home.

Education
2002 M.F.A., Ceramic Art, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
1998 Post-Baccalaureate, Ceramic Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
1997 B.F.A., Ceramic Art, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

Exhibitions
2004
-"The 1st Annual Carbondale Clay National”, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, Colorado
-20”X20”x20” A National Compact Competition, Louisiana State University Union Art Gallery: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2003
-ANA 32, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana
-Ceramics USA 2003 University of North Texas Art Gallery; Denton, Texas
-The Wichita National Wichita Center for the Arts; Wichita, Kansas
-NCECA Clay National R.B. Stevenson Gallery; San Diego, California
2002
-From Luxury to Necessity (solo show)The Wakeley Gallery Illinois Wesleyan University; Bloomington, Illinois
-Post Cards From the Edge McLean County Arts Center; Bloomington, Illinois
-From Luxury to Necessity (solo show) Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
Spotlight Gallery and Bathroom Gallery of Acme Art Company, Columbus, Ohio
-Convergence Group Show of Ohio State University Graduate Students Warehouse Café Gallery; Columbus, Ohio
-Edith Fergus-Gilmore Memorial Scholarship Show Hopkins Gallery; Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
-Majolica Show Silver Works and More; Lawrence, Kansas
2001
-Ohio State at Beldon Brick Wayne and Geraldine Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery; Marion, Ohio
-A View of Contemporary Ceramics Chester Springs Studio Center for the Visual Arts, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
-Ohio State Graduate Student Show Silver Image Gallery; Ohio State University
2000
-Chester Springs Studio Days Chester Springs Studio Center for the Visual Arts
-Emerging Artists The Works Gallery; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania