My pots are used as vehicles to express my ideas of surface and form. My interest in color developed after visiting Niger, West Africa. From fabrics to bright colored plastic watering cans, colorful and lively decoration is used in the design of everyday objects. Since my visit there I’ve been exploring how color can be used on traditional pottery forms. The wheel-thrown form allows a topography for me to paint with colored clay slip and experiment with pattern and color.

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