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Bio I have always had an affinity for wood. I made my first box when I was eight; someone cut the pieces for me and I nailed them together, put hinges on it and carved a garland of leaves around the perimeter of the top. I was a cabinet making apprentice for awhile when I was 18. I worked on many kinds of things from dining table sets to plant stands to kitchen cabinets. It was fun but not a passion. I started turning in 1993 and quickly realized this is the woodwork that I most prefer. I became a full-time turner in 1998. I have had the good fortune to observe and learn from many fine wood artists.
Artist Statement My current work incorporates designs based on freeform Celtic knots and explores how the curving, undulating patterns can cross cultures, look like something from nature or illustrate an emotion.
I wanted to explore something from my own Scottish Irish culture and to take knotwork in a new direction; so rather than drawing, then burning, the knot around the rim of a platter, I allow my designs to drift across the pieces and flow over the edges. I use simple bowl shapes, which have been dyed and textured, as back drops on which to weave the designs. |
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