I throw classic forms and use surface textures to give them energy and vitality, resulting in art that is both pleasing and alive. I seek to create patterns and textures that emphasize the organic interplay between order and randomness as found in Nature. My goal is to pursue the interplay of shape, surface texture, ordered patterns, and random effects so that work is created that intrigues the eye and demands to be touched. Although my work is functional, it is often prized as decorative. RECENT PERMANENT COLLECTION Additions: • 2018 Abant Izzet Baysal University Ceramic Museum, Bolu, Turkey • 2018 National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia • 2017 Chengcheng Museum, Weinan, Shaanxi, China • 2017 Art Ichol, Maihar, India • 2015 Chinese Culture Industry Promotion Association, Beijing, China • 2015 Yixing Ceramics Museum, Yixing, China • 2015, 2017 & 2019 Kaihong Art Communication Center, Yixing, China Additional pieces are in 18 national and international museum collections.