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I am now represented with the Blue Gallery in Kansas City Missouri and the JRB Gallery at The Elms in Oklahoma. This year 2011 has been a very exciting year for me as an artist. I had my first group exhibit "Nature as Muse" at the Blue Gallery this summer. In August I was in a group exhibit at the JRB Gallery at The Elms with my good friend and Kansas City Art Institute alum Holly Wilson.
October will be a busy time for me with a sculpture at Epsten Gallery at the Village Shalom October 15th for the Urban Suburban and another sculpture at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art's Beyond Bounds: Brilliant event on October 22nd
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About My Work
I am a great storyteller. My stories are down right funny and some times very sad. I communicate by using my hands and translating these stories into clay. My artwork focuses on the concepts of communication and miscommunications. I build female figures, birds, and fish by hand in porcelain clay as a response to the joys, frustrations, and desires I experience when dealing with humanity. Hand building allows a personal connection with my materials and my forms; that intimacy is imperative when processing emotions. My work, especially my animals, helps me bring a humorous light to the serious matters in my life.
I use animal imagery, such as Java sparrow finches and koi fish, in conjunction with the figures in order to add more meaning to the works. I have a personal connection to the birds since I live with a pair of Java sparrow finches in my home. To me, my birds are symbols of humanity, facets of myself or of others. They represent different voices of the world, either cheerleaders or naysayers.