My Story
For 25 years, my career was defined by crafting compelling narratives for products and brands, then my professional life eventually led me full circle, back to the art of clay—my true passion. My journey with clay began in my childhood in Zimbabwe. I spent countless hours in the sun-drenched backyard, my hands happily covered in mud from playing with my pet warthogs. I loved the feel of the earth and quickly discovered I could shape it into anything I imagined, from animals to people.
Today, my practice explores two interconnected pathways: figurative storytelling and structural form.
Figurative Work: I am a self-taught figurative sculptor whose work is born from constant discovery, sharp observation, and a deep fascination with people and psychology. My camera is always ready to capture interesting faces—the very portraits that inspire my characters and their imagined backstories. Each of my pieces becomes a silent storyteller, whispering tales of quirky misfortunes, unexpected fixations, and the strangely beautiful magic and messiness we all experience.
Vessel Work: My ideas are a direct response to the world around me. I find inspiration from architectural details and earthy objects. What comes out in the creative process is my response to those shapes and textures.
Artist Statement
I am a figurative artist working primarily in clay. My contemporary sculptures range from caricatures and stylized portrait busts to surrealist pieces that play with anatomical displacement and exaggeration.
While my portraits explore the idiosyncratic quirks and personal realities of the everyday individual, my ‘remixed’ forms feature uncanny biological rearrangements. This duality allows me to explore the full spectrum of the human condition – our external experiences and our subconsciousness.
In my process, I focus on materiality, using a range of clay bodies and layered, mixed-media finishes to pull out the emotional core of each piece.
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The exploration of surface continues in my textural vessels. This body of work is a structural study inspired by the dramatic interplay between human-built architecture and enduring natural forms. The foundation of the texture is built using a technique I call “Block Lacing,” where hundreds of sliced clay blocks are artfully constructed to form a strong, columnar architecture.
This structural work captures the repetitive verticality found in both sleek modern towers and the deep striations of petrified wood or arid desert cliffs. Firing methods reinforce this dual inspiration: a Wood Firing emphasizes the natural surfaces of the earth, while an electric firing yields the cleaner, more refined surfaces associated with building materials.
My goal is to reveal the extraordinary in the seemingly ordinary stories of our lives.