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As a ceramicist focusing on the potter’s wheel, my work has the ability to serve as functional objects as well as decorative. Working with clay allows the work to achieve the look and aesthetic that it presents itself as. It speaks of two different time periods in art history and brings them together into a body of work. The pieces display sharp and smooth sections that reference the industrial look with clean, and defined areas. Combined within the work is the look of an older more organic surface achieved using traditional methods of working the material such as faceting and carving away at the clay surface. My forms are simple lidded Jars. The top and bottom sections reference industrial aesthetics similar to metal tubing and cylindrical engine parts (spark plugs, pullies, etc.) to create the sharpness of the forms. In between the top and bottom sections sit the bulged bodies of the pots which can be textured or smoothed. These processes allow me the flexibility and freedom to work the clay in its wet state while continuing to form it as it spins on the wheel, it is one of the simplest ways to shape and finish the work I’m producing. My current work began with a single, seemingly insignificant jar that I made with some clay I had left over one day. It was loose and simple in its form and it was something I didn’t care too much about, so I did what anybody would do, I sliced into it and altered it from its original form and added a lid. The body of work takes a large amount of influence from well established ceramicists like Steve Montgomery and Brandon Lee Satish Tang whose works bring together two different aesthetics to create a harmonious balance in their art. Aside from the artists, I take in inspiration from daily life experiences I love to sit and draw buildings and mechanical items then I erase parts of it and build my own picture from what is left on the paper. My work is constantly evolving from one extreme to the other, up until now it was heavy to one side. Currently I believe that my work is at a good middle of that scale and will eventually fall back to one side. It’s the explorative aspect of the work that I love the most and it’s the reason that clay is my medium of choice.