The work I've been doing for the past fifteen years evolved from my earlier three-dimensional wall sculptures. I arrange parallelogram-shaped tiles into architectural compositions that have a trompe l'oeil illusion of three-dimensional form. In the past several years I have continued to explore the transformation of what we see vs. what exists: the visual illusion of my pieces has been transformed further by my folding the forms visually so that they look like actual three-dimensional objects existing in real space.

Current Shows

Feats of Clay, Gladding McBean Terra Cotta Factory, Lincoln, CA through May 20, 2010

Invitational Exhibit, Lincoln Arts Gallery, Lincoln, CA through May 20, 2010

Blue Dot Cafe Gallery, Alameda, CA through May 14, 2010

My home & studio will be open both weekends this year for Pro Arts' East Bay Open Studios June 5 & 6 and 12 & 13. The hours are 11-6 and the address is 4097 39th Ave., Oakland, CA 94610. You can find the Pro Arts Open Studios Directory with maps and information on all 460 participants at many locations in the East Bay, and you can preview the artists at the Online Artists Gallery on the Pro Arts website.

Book Announcement

Four of my raku fired wall pieces are featured in Ceramics Today by Jeffrey Snyder (Schiffer Publishing) which has recently been published and is gorgeous. I was delighted to see so many members of the Association of Ceramic and Glass Artists represented. This book is an international look at ceramic art in the first decade of the twenty-first century.