I am fascinated by our need to connect with each other, forming groups, cliques and clubs. We include, exclude, recognize and ignore each other, constantly reconfiguring our social networks. As society’s use of technology has grown, our definition of social interactions has expanded to include groupings formed through such avenues as Facebook, MySpace, and text messaging.

In my work I often use found objects in combination with multiple slip cast porcelain forms. Bright acrylic knitted doilies act not only as a physical counterpoint to the smooth porcelain in material, color and form, but also create a conceptual contrast with their references to handicraft, nostalgia and an era when the internet, cell phones and “social networking” did not exist. The porcelain forms, created from re-purposed commercial molds or casts of common household items, become abstract formal objects that represent the transition from the personal to the impersonal in our virtual interactions.