For the Bellibone series of work, I looked upon formerly despised feminine objects such as punchbowls with new curiosity, wondering about a lost world in which women pulled out their version of the Corvette, a perfectly planned and executed evening of entertaining, an evening which other women envied and which men found intoxicating to the senses . . . . 

This curiosity led to new works which are made from discarded kitchen ware, from a variety of eras and a variety of materials. These are stacked and lit from above and below. They are translucent, feminine and oddly embodied. They seem both heavy and fragile, old-fashioned and space-aged. They pose questions about materialism and disposability, heritage and the meaning of things passed down vs. those which are discarded. They are ordinary objects asking to be seen in a new, possibly transcendent way. 

As I looked at each individual object, I began to understand that it is possible to have a rich emotional relationship with an inanimate object. This realization led to ‘portraits’ of various pieces of glassware. In these, I try to see the inner life of each object.