BIO
I was born and raised in the shadow of Mount Timpanogos in Pleasant Grove, Utah and now live on the majestic Lost Coast in California with my husband, sons, twenty-eight goats, two sheep, three cats, a puppy, and countless gophers. When I am not in the studio where I sculpt ceramic and fabricate jewelry, you can find me in the garden or managing CounterPunch or working on this damned website which seems to take far too much time.
Working with the figure, usually female, offers an opportunity to build a relationship with the piece and reflect on who she might be; what makes her unique; and the narrative she is participating in. Most often, a piece is a reflection of musings of philosophical questions, or shallower day-to-day issues. By realizing these thoughts in three dimension, I can articulate the matter visually to attain a better understanding, or at least acquire some sort of satisfaction of these interpretations, if not a final conclusion.
This pleasure of making art is heightened through the medium of clay, as it is the ideal medium for my spontaneous and experimental working style. I allow the clay to respond with cracks and wrinkles, which contribute to the time-worn or distressed finishes which appeal to me.
“To make” implies an end product, which necessitates follow-through. In the process of “making”, a need to move onto the next step of the process is initiated. When the process satiates, the finished piece is a by-product. We don’t eat to make waste, but to satisfy our hunger and to sustain us. “Making” satisfies a hunger to create meaning and to appease the need to be productive, which for me feels like a deep-seated instinct rather than a learned behavior.
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exhibitions
2011Ceramics Annual of America, Fort Mason, San Francisco, California
2011California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Natsoulas Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Davis, Cal.
2010California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, California, HSU Honors Exhibition
2010Humboldt State University, Teapot Show
2010Humboldt State University, Senior Exhibition
2010Humboldt State University, Student Juried Exhibition, Juror: Sean McFarland
2010California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, California, HSU Honors Exhibition
2010Los Angeles Art Fair, Los Angeles, California
2010Group Exhibition, Humboldt Arts Project, Arcata, California
2010Group Exhibition, North Soles, Eureka, California
2009Sculptural Objects and Functional Art, SOFA, Chicago, Illinois
2009Humboldt State University, Student Juried Exhibition, Juror: Sandow Birk
2009Solo Exhibition, Mattole Valley Community Center, Petrolia, California
2009Kitsch Show, Tangent Gallery, Sacramento, California
2009California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, California
2008Solo Exhibition, Humboldt County State Adoption Services, Arcata, California
2008 Alumni Invitational, College of the Redwoods
2008First Street Gallery, Print Makers Exhibition, Eureka, California
2007 Humboldt State University Ceramics Teapot Show
2007 Humboldt State University, Student Juried Exhibition, Juror: Jaime Brunson
2007 Hot Metal, Jewelry and Small Metals Exhibition, Humboldt State University
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