ARTIST STATEMENT

My art is a vehicle for humor and beauty to comfortably bring forth messages of healing through figure and atmospheric firing surfaces. The combination of making porcelain masks and my spirituality with the tarot, has allowed me to give a face to the stories of the many chapters I have repressed or hidden from my upbringing. Through play and creating I have always gained a deeper understanding of my childhood, and the stories of loneliness, poverty, and resilience that make up who I am today. 

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I create my masks with the collaboration of the fire from the soda and/or wood kiln in mind. Knowing the fires magical way of painting and interacting with my clay, I manipulate my surfaces to further their grasp and hold of the molten atmosphere and flames. Just like the mysteries of the tarot, I allow the firing process to further the transformation of my memories and story telling.