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“I love exploring new shapes and designs. You first design a new object, develop new throwing techniques, and make the tools needed in the creation of your art.”
“Landscapes allow me to project the most picturesque time and place representing our region of the world, at different seasons and times of day. It represents an archetypal moment in our minds: as the piece is manipulated, the scene unfolds."
The Art of Glazing
“The inspiration for the Sunrise and Moonrise series comes from many canoe-camping excursions in Québec, Ontario, and Upper State New York. Traditional oriental pottery, painting, and the beauty of the natural world have influenced me greatly in the creation of these elegant volumes as decorative, yet functional tableware."
“In earlier works, Sunrise series pieces were glazed in traditional Celadon and Kaki glazes and fired to cone 9-10 in a gas kiln. In 1999, I purchased a Cone 10 electric kiln, and conducted research and testing to modify glaze colour and fit. This research also yielded a Black Temmoku with aventurine properties, which sparkle like stars in the night sky, and inspired the Moonrise series.”
"I am always developing and refining glazes for the creation of new scenes. The addition of a White glaze to a Moonrise scene evokes a snow-covered hill. A Crakled Ice Blue glaze becomes a frozen lake or pond."
"The glaze application involves a combination of dipping, spraying, brushing, pouring, and using a technique employed in the art of batik, a sequence of wax resists combined with dipping. Certain areas of many pieces have been left unglazed to reveal the inherent properties specific to porcelain, those being its whiteness, smoothness, and durability."
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