My Midwestern roots inform these pieces.

The small town I grew up in had industrial elements – canning factories, metal fabrication, and a stove manufacturer that had gone out of business by the time I was in high school.

We made family visits to dams, substations, power plants as my dad worked for the electric company. I was fascinated by the machinery I saw, the structures and places that had seen better days. As a kid I didn’t know what most of the machines were but I was in awe of their presence.

When I construct my sculptures, I draw on indeterminate memories of these places. I use mechanical textures in the slabs and assemble them with exposed seams and slip. The forms have structure but are off-kilter and worn-looking with slip and glazes that peel, drip, and foam. They look like they have seen better days.