Statement of artist

Fantasies and dreams can be our escape from the challenges of reality.
My work is based upon both fantasy and allegory.
Fairy tales and folk stories provide a creative source for learning life's lessons and escaping very basic fears.
The allegorical aspects of my work tell very simple stories about very complex experiences.
They are the products of waking dreams.

At an early age I was inspired by the works and philosophy of the Surrealist, Rene Magritte.
In other hand, The structural principles of Renaissance sculptures also have informed my compositions.

After working in mixed media for a time, I have returned to the challenges of ceramics.
In the strictest constraints of ceramics, where I believe the three elements of Material,
Technique and the Imagination must be delicately balanced,
I have found the 'clay' as a major medium that most suited to my aesthetic goals.

The works are stories as if from a dream state where logic is elusive and the mystery of Symbolism is pervasive.