Artist Statement

It’s all in the arrangement of leftover items from another life. It’s giving life again to things from our past that we so easily cast aside today. It’s telling a story with these tidbits to try to explain who we were and who we have become. It’s finding our life’s meaning and expression in “our stuff.”

‘Electrical Energy’ working with ceramic masks, has given me the ability to further explain the feelings and emotions those of us with epilepsy experience when we have seizures. For myself, after a seizure, it’s like having all my thoughts and emotions shaken around in my head. Then I must slowly reorganize my mind once again…like a reboot of the brain. I like to use clay, old jewelry, paper, and various items to explain the story I am trying to convey.

‘Optical Optimism’ In this mask, I tried to impart a more optimistic feeling or outlook at a time when I think we could all use a little hope.

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