When I discovered clay I found a way to incorporate two passions...drawing and sculpting.  I prefer to have my hands and fingers directly engaged with my medium, so I'm happily drawn to those where I can brush my fingers over a page or a clay surface, feeling the response of the elements under my fingertips.  There is often a sensation of deep connection to ancient artisans when working with clay or charcoal, as though time is no barrier between me, a Paleolithic artist or a Neolithic potter/sculptor.  I'm quite a loner, but in those moments I'm touching in with the deepest of friends and times I wish I had known.

   
Galleries:

Dana Gallery - Missoula MT
Latigo & Lace - Augusta MT
Creighton Block Gallery - Virginia City MT
Beartooth Gallery - Red Lodge MT
Left Brook Beads - Helena MT

Shows:

Art for the Arts - Great Falls MT
Gallery 16 - Eight Artists - Great Falls MT
Lewis and Clark Outdoor Gala - G.F. MT
Buck Nekkid/Latigo & Lace - Augusta MT
St. Peter's Foundation - Helena MT
ANA 23 Holter Museum of Art - Helena MT
Governor's Mansion - Helena MT
Secretary of State Office - Helena MT

Upcoming in 2011:  "100 Mile Radius - A Response to Place" 5 Woman show at Paris Gibson Square/Great Falls MT

I fire at Cone 6 Oxidation (electric), primarily using a porcelain clay that I get from the well-known Archie Bray Foundation  in Helena MT.  It's a lush porcelain that suits throwing and handbuilding.  I settled on oxidation firing because I work with so much detail; painting and carving.  Cone 6 retains those efforts as well as creating durable outdoor pieces.  Over time and much experimentation I've found a pallete of glazes, pigments and methods that create toasty and earthy surfaces which meld with the organic attachments I sometimes include.
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