Date of Award

11-26-2014

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Art

First Advisor

David Smith

Abstract

In my ceramic work, characteristics of magnified microbes, undulations of texture, and gouged shapes recur and appear to blend with inner human anatomy, woodland forms, underwater landscapes and decomposed life. Some of these influences are linked to my childhood. Other experiences come from my career in the respiratory care field and in my international travels. Like any artist, my life experiences, as much as the clay itself, are the materials of my art. My work holds some familiar concept, feeling, or recollection in a figurative piece or vessel. The decorative choices I make form a tight mesh that weaves together many memories frozen in time, captures them, and worships them quietly.

Included in

Ceramic Arts Commons

Share

COinS