Containment of Atmospheric Light

Ceramics is another medium in which I am discovering characteristics of the clay body itself and exploiting its natural tendencies. I am working with high fire porcelain, reaching all the way to cone 10. I am exploring containment, direction and translation of light. The objects in the photographs contain both handbuild(coil) and slip cast components(cups). The faceted cups are made of a highly translucent slip body which allows the light to luminate the cups from within. I constructed the table or altar on which they sit- displayed in a dark room the atmosphere and mood of the setting change- you are transported into another environment just with the altar alone; an environment that feels sacred, soothing and tranquil as the flames dance in their contained space.

October for Discovery- 22

I have been doing various studies within my paintings. These are 2 of the more recent pieces in this series- discovering transparency and play. I work mainly with acrylic- the imediacy and the ability to achieve many layers by using washes of various colors is appealing to me.

These studies have included partial gessoing along with various layers made while in the under-painting stages. Dripping both vertically and horizontally to build up a grid, and understanding how the un-primed areas of canvas react and absorb with the succeeding layer. This is an ongoing cause and effect, that allows me to experiment and understand the medium more- and where I want to take it. The use of color is also a way to come to grasps with color theory and relation with its surrounding field painting. These are also a return to drawing which is important to me- a foundation built upon observation done in contour, which offers just enough simplification to emphasize the under-painting allowing the viewers eye to circulate throughout the piece.