PATTERN RECOGNITION

"As an artist, it is only natural to be influenced by your surroundings. As a native to the Pacific Northwest, I live in the beautiful city of Seattle, surrounded by nature and the diverse people that reside within it. I have been a member of the Northwest glassblowing community for the last twenty years and I have not only been surrounded by the thriving creatives from the area but also numerous international artists who have come to share their techniques and culture. As a result, my work is an amalgamation of all these things. It is diverse in theme, function and rooted in object making.

I often wonder if I chose glassblowing, or if it chose me. I just knew that the moment I walked into my first studio and saw what was being created I had to be a part of it. Finding glassblowing felt magical. Watching molten glass manipulated, being shaped like it was water, I knew immediately I needed to be part of that process. It provided something I had been missing: a means to create, to grow, and express myself. It became both a craft and a calling."