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CLAY! Literally coming from Mother Earth with the
almost magical quality of being totally malleable when raw, and
stone-hard durable when fired. As old as Time, clay has been used to
form both utilitarian and decorative objects, often combined into one,
or used to create impossible-to-imagine art forms!
I have discovered clay as a source for sculpting and
forming one-of-a-kind pieces which develop through hand-building and
slab formed shapes, even using my knee as a tool. I love to cut, carve,
roll, reshape....to take the material to it's limit. The Native
American Culture is an important inspiration for both design and
pattern. I love the organic and sensual quality of the raw material and
these methods of creating. It is like going back to the Child and
playing in mud! Each lump of clay is a new exploration!
My pieces are often embellished with leather and
glass. All have been changed by the Fire!
"What is the heart of the matter in pottery making?
To call into being an object and to ask the object to have qualities
which evoke in the viewer a sense of rightness, beauty, or vitality, is
to tinker with the divine!"
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 carved vase ornamented with leather and beads |
 clay basket ornamented with leather and beads |
 carved vase with beaded leather handle |
 clay seed pot with beaded leather handles |
_small.JPG) glazed "seaweed" vase |
_small.jpg) glazed seedpot with red leather and beads |