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"Bowls": 1976-1980 The inspirations for my early work in turned wooden forms evolved out of my experience in working in ceramics, a childhood love for the material of wood, and the influence of Native American ceramic and basketry forms. My experience in turning thin-walled wooden forms began in the early 1970's, and was focused primarily on the development of hollow bowls. My early influences evolved from the ceramic forms of Nampeyo, a Sikyatki Hopi potter who worked between the late 1880's and early 1920's. The forms I developed evolved into a very personalized language where each object became part of a growing vocabulary that represented a transition between traditional wooden bowls and true vessel forms.
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