Artist Statement
When I work with clay and relief printmaking I am making work for myself to help confront the issues I have with my own body. I am working with the internal struggle that my body has placed on me after having my gallbladder removed. I am consistently sick from having this diseased part of me taken away, and I am extremely restricted in the foods that my body can handle and process. I am working with expressing these hidden internal pains and the strain that my GI tract has placed on me emotionally and physically. I am projecting these feelings on the outside of my body with use of bondage to express my internal struggle externally.
I begin a piece by sketching out what I want it to look like and what the meaning of the piece will be. I employ meticulous cutting to my relief images and use thick chunky slab building in my ceramics. Getting my hands aggressively into the piece I feel as though I am battling through my illness. I know a piece is done when I feel like it can stand alone and the viewer can feel the emotions I am putting forth. When people see my work it is important that they appreciate the technique as well feel its intimate and physical presence.
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