Artisan Donuts/i.e.Gallery
I came into art through the kitchen. After a decade of professional cooking, art-making took over as the vehicle for my engagement with creativity. The body of work on view, entitled Artisan Donuts, is an examination of the effect my culinary philosophy has on my art practice.
In cooking, the methods are determined by the situation and the materials. There is almost always a set of limitations that is responsible for the decisions: possibilities are determined by the available materials and the usefulness of the tools and devices at hand. There is a constant mining of the inherent qualities and advantages of these materials. Efficiency and economy are often major concerns. Color is inherent, not imposed. Less is more and balance is paramount. There exists a strong poetry in the combination of materials. My work is rooted in these concerns.
The objects shown are the result of both a creative language that has been synthesized through the vocabulary of cuisine, and the setting in which they are made - the studio. The product is a relationship between material, situation and circumstance.
