I combine traditional forms that negate function, call into question a new coffee culture and expand the idea that everyday things have beauty and can bring joy to the viewer. This work is titled, Coffee House.
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Form follows function is the single thread through my functional wares. From hard to find African Tagines and French Cassoles to the simple cup, bowl and butter dish, each have a distinctive quality.
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Studio consulting offers a wide range of challenges and creative opportunities beyond my own studio and allows me to interact in the clay community at large, local and regional.
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"How are you able to form these vessels so that they possess such convincing beauty?" "Oh," answers the potter, "you are looking at the mere outward shape. What I am forming lies within." - M.C. Richards
I am a potter, ceramic artist, studio consultant, studio mananger, pottery owner, teacher, mentor, father, friend and son. North Carolina is my ancestoral home. The mountains are my inspiration and salvation. I endeavor to make works of function and decoration in the midst of one of the richest craft environements in the country. I am a member of a community that gives, shares and seeks to broaden the importance of the hand-made object. To this end, my work can be found in local galleries, churchs, collections and homes. I frequent craft festivals and sell work by commission or from my studio. Anything in clay.
I am a potter, ceramic artist, studio consultant, studio mananger, pottery owner, teacher, mentor, father, friend and son. North Carolina is my ancestoral home. The mountains are my inspiration and salvation. I endeavor to make works of function and decoration in the midst of one of the richest craft environements in the country. I am a member of a community that gives, shares and seeks to broaden the importance of the hand-made object. To this end, my work can be found in local galleries, churchs, collections and homes. I frequent craft festivals and sell work by commission or from my studio. Anything in clay.