Just as Tory and Lindly built upon Nan’s original concept of polymer mokume gane, others followed and added their own variations to the process. The approach to “stack and distort” kept evolving. Celie Fago combined Tory’s and Lindly’s techniques. Celie …
For a time in the early 1990’s Nan Roche, Tory Hughes and Lindly Haunani were all living in the Washington, DC area. Shortly after the publication of Roche’s The New Clay, Tory Hughes and Lindly Haunani each developed their own …
Mokume Gane creates the illusion of irregular knothole-like configurations on the surface. Today, mokume gane is integral to the established repertoire of polymer techniques. Many artists use some variation or derivative of the concept. However, mokume gane is a centuries …
This past weekend at SOFA:NY, my new Esprit Brooches were exhibited for the first time on maple stands. Brooch forms have always been my favorite. I approach them as small scale sculpture. After making these larger ruffle brooches I …
Over the course of time, artistic ideas often phase in and out of artists’ work. Sometimes an idea will emerge, take form and recede only to re-appear a number of years later in a related but distinct interpretation. Such is …