The heart is part of our body that we need to live, it also is used often as a symbol for love. For both these reasons I often use an image of the heart in my work. For a long time I would create peices that were commentary on past relationships, most of which were negative. Relationships have been a longtime inspiration for me and probably always will be.

I have recently decided that it was time to bring some of these images into 3-dimensional form. The heart, being an image I can't seem to get away from, was obviously going to be my first serious project.

I made this peice without a mold and really had fun experimenting with the clay. Learning to manipulate it to work how I wanted wasn't always easy but with the help of a great professor I was able to do it. After it spent its neccessary time in the kiln I began to paint it using acrylic paints. I definately plan on making a series of hearts this fall, stay tuned for more!