“Since 2004, working with cup-form abstractions consistently resurfaces in my studio. The series moves in waves of activity, each body of work presented with various titles starting with Rigmarole then Glyphs, Shift, and Backjumps, to name some. The genesis and motivations of this work spring from my interest in altering the plastic state of thrown clay forms, the transformation/translation of various two-dimensional graphic conventions representing clouds, and the overriding interest in the playful improvised moves of distortion and invention that I characterize and internalize from the world of Hip Hop, specifically graffiti art.”