FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE/TEAPOTS
An important aspect of all my figurative sculpture, teapots included, is the way forms relate and flow together. I am constantly combining and simplifying to enhance movement/rhythm/unity. My work is informed by historical examples--Yixing teapots, Inuit carvings, Pre-columbian ceramics, African sculpture and Japanese netsuke carvings. I admire the concise vocabulary of these pieces, their use of every day life as subject matter, their compact format and their straightforword but unique way of relating figurative elements. In much of this work, the traditions of sculpture and function come together in a way that transcends ordinary ornamentation.
An important aspect of all my figurative sculpture, teapots included, is the way forms relate and flow together. I am constantly combining and simplifying to enhance movement/rhythm/unity. My work is informed by historical examples--Yixing teapots, Inuit carvings, Pre-columbian ceramics, African sculpture and Japanese netsuke carvings. I admire the concise vocabulary of these pieces, their use of every day life as subject matter, their compact format and their straightforword but unique way of relating figurative elements. In much of this work, the traditions of sculpture and function come together in a way that transcends ordinary ornamentation.
