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September
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October 4, 2008
Reception Saturday, Sept 13, from 5-9 pm.
An outstanding collection of contemporary clay sculpture will go on view at MudFire Gallery in Compositions. On exhibition will be large sculptures, smaller work and wall installations, all available for sale. This collection features artists from across the Southeastern United States, including Jorie Berman, Naomi Dalglish, Mary Fischer, Erik Haagensen, Asia Mathis and Holden McCurry. The show opens Saturday, September 13 and continues through October 4, 2008.
My current work is focused on using boat forms as a way to express life journey. The journey boats are fluid structures that are constructed to evoke a feeling of movement, time or memory. I sculpt with clay slabs that are textured, scored, torn and reassembled. Each clay piece contributes to the tapestry of the whole.
Other techniques include rolling semi-dry clay forms into dried bits of clay to achieve random surface texture. Clay surfaces are painted with multiple layers of underglaze colors over oxide washes.
The finished sculptures are intended to reveal the "history" of the way the boat has been built and painted. Landscape painting and vernacular building forms are among my many influences.
Education
Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts 2005, 2007
Santa Fe Clay Ceramic Arts Center 2006
Penland School of Crafts 1999, 2001
Auburn University - Auburn, Alabama Bachelor of Architecture - 1987
Birmingham-Southern College - Birmingham, Alabama Bachelor of Arts -1981
Selected Exhibits
Amercian Craft Council Shows : Atlanta - 2006, 2008 Baltimore - 2006 through 2008 Charlotte - 2003 through 2008
Creek Gallery - Creedmoor , NC Contemporary Sculpture Show - April 2008
Silver Fox Gallery - Hendersonville , NC Solo Show : "The Journey" - December 2007
Garden Gallery - Montgomery, AL Solo Show : "Towers Forms" - September 2001
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