I am continually fascinated by the discovery process using my mediums which include primarily metal, vitreous enamel, glass and stone.   I enjoy the challenge associated with finding unique combinations of these mediums and learning to better control my mediums.

 

I am driven by traditional mediums in order to provide a visual experience in which spontaneous colors, textures, and forms hopefully play together in a unique way.  It is interesting to note that enameling on metal is an art  which has been practiced since the 6^th Century BC (Greece), and that pewter industry practices were historically so regulated that violation of formal procedures could result in being jailed.  I enjoy the challenge of rebelling against the old… I mean discovering new abstract applications of these very traditional mediums.

 

My techniques include kiln firing, torch firing, fusing, acid baths, hand thrown and sifted enamel, wet enamel painting, folding, hammering, and grinding, chiseling; all of which can result in rather exciting and sometimes serendipitous results.  Mediums include copper, stone, pewter, silver, gold, tin, glass, and layered transparent vitreous (glass) enamel (which can yield deep opalescent effects over metal).