After hearing several people describe my work as "playful," I curiously
began thinking of how my work could be... playful. While I personally
think my work is more somber than that, I decided playful could be an
exciting new development for me.
This in mind, I began to work on a new line called Candy.
It will be, literally, imitations of candy, with bright colors and
happy-go-lucky nostalgia of quarters for gumballs, the thrill of that
new strip of dot candy, the seduction of rock crystals on a stick.
Lollipops and gumball machines, silver gummi bears, and twisty
cellophane-wrapped hard candy.
To bring more color, I have
introduced some enamel work. This image is of enameled gumballs, which
will be set in a series of rings. I have chosen colors that are visually
and classically exciting, and I hope this new line can bring us all
back to those brighter days!
