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Originally
from
Knoxville TN, I now live in Aiken, SC. I work in clay and have been
making pottery for 10 years. In January of 2005 I decided to follow my
lifelong desire and began my career as a professional sculpture artist.
Since then I have participated in exhibits such as the "South Eastern
Regional Sculpture Competition" in South Carolina and "Fine Art for the
Garden" at the Gloria Kennedy Gallery located in the DUMBO art district
of Brooklyn, NY. |
| My introduction to clay was making pottery. I
strive to create unique and useful pottery pieces which are also a work
of art. Most of my pottery, like my sculpture, has some form of
embellishment or decoration. Often you will find carved or painted
vines,leaves and trees on my work. Having grown up in the foothills of
the Smokey Mountains, nature and the outdoors became a strong influence
in my life. During my years as a whitewater kayak instructor nature
became increasingly important to me and I found spending time outdoors
vital to my sense of inner peace. Now you will see this love of nature
emerging in my art work. |
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| My passion is
sculpting and has become the primary focus of my time in the studio. As
I matured as a sculptor I began work on a torso series creating female
forms expressing the complex and beautiful nature of women and their
relationship to life. From this emerged my Goddess Series, sculptures
made to be used in gardens as a blending of art with nature. In my
Garden Goddess Sculptures I try to express the beauty of feminine
fertility combined with the serenity of life and regeneration in the
garden. |
