“I am fascinated with making the invisible visible. Emanation, movement, feeling, thought; I create imagery that attempts to reveal what is hidden beneath the ground, or whirling in the air, suggesting a suffusive presence underlying phenomena that captivates and intoxicates the senses. In the past decade, I have turned almost exclusively to the medium of mosaic as a method for creating visual narrative. My inclinations are towards allegory. Metaphors are unearthed in my work, emerging from a deep interest in foundational tales and mythologies that encompass our collective ideas about the world, reflecting a sense of who we are and where we come from. In my process, I have developed a method using glazed ceramic and glass as wall reliefs. Clay is worked into forms and fired, then glazed, and finally set into a realm of glass tessera. I find the tactile, luminous nature of this material compelling - on the wall the vitreous surface of glaze and glass interact and dance with the light. I am drawn to the timeless quality of a material that is so evidently made by hand, standing in contrast to the plethora of mass production that pervades our visual environment.”
