I am blessed to be well enough to put in the work; to make good on my gift of patience and persistence. I have been blessed with incredible balance in my life which offers me the headspace to build on my ambitions. I ride the wave of drive and determination that is only reciprocated with every creation. It’s so liberating to make beautiful things. I have never sat down and developed a conceptual plan- each visual is born through trial and repetition. Past experiences at work, generating a storehouse of images that make up my influences and attractions. Beyond that, I believe I must naturally allow styles and processes to develop. They seem to resist being artificially contrived, but then again, nothing special has ever been created through plans. The truely special things happen when plans are allowed to modify, mature and take a path you are hopefully willing to follow. I am reminded that no matter how satifying it is now, the most meaningful and representative artwork is always what is yet to be made. Fortunately, I have been with clay long enough to not let my abilities be a restriction to what I want to do. On the contrary, after two decades, my profiecency has become an asset. Through teaching I have been able to share this with kids and adults- and through that sharing I absorb a lifetime of motivation. I often think of myself as a passenger to my creative side- I can’t wait to see where it takes me next…