IN 1979 WAS SHOWN A GLASS BLOWING DEMONSTRATION. IT WAS INSTANT LOVE. HERE WAS THE MILE DEEP GLAZE THAT I HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR, BUT WITHOUT THE POT! I SOON ENROLLED IN CCS AND STUDIED UNDER HERB BABCOCK, 1980-82.
THE DEPTH OF THE MATERIAL IS WHAT HAS ALWAYS ATTRACTED ME. I WORKED FOR YEARS WITH MANY LAYERS OF COLOR, BUT HAVE NOW BROKEN AWAY FROM THE VESSEL FORM, AND AM EXPLORING THE SCULPTURAL QUALITY OF THE MEDIUM.