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2007
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Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture
Abstract
Form, line, and surface are the catalysts for my work. I have been constructing
nonrepresentational
forms from clay that I see as translations. They are reflective of my
conversation with the material and a record of the firing. The pieces in the installation do
not reference any specific object. They are my attempt to explore volume, line, scale, and
repetition in objects designed to translate the process of wood firing. They are about
physicality, passion, and process. Each object becomes an individual variation of the total
process. Most forms and objects created in art have some reference to some other preexisting
object and can have any variety of meanings attached to them. I know the viewer
will create their own meaning and metaphor for this installation. My intention is to leave
the specifics up to the viewer.