“Drawing inspiration from cellular organisms, microscopic particles, and the geology of my environment, I welcome balance, symmetry, and precision into my pieces -- invoking the order and stillness that is found buried within life’s inevitable disarray.

Look closely, and you will notice that life is a delicate relationship of chaos and order. Clay, when unfired, disintegrates to dirt. Our homes, when lacking attention and care, accumulate with dust and clutter. Our bodies, when ignored and neglected, succumb to illness and disease. My work is about cultivating order within the chaos of life.

Currently, I am drawn to the quiet, architectural quality of the bowl, platter and vase form. Through the juxtaposition of drawn line and wire onto the solid mass of clay, I enjoy the play between delicate and heavy, solid and ephemeral, structure and disintegration. These opposing sides represent for me natural order and balance, something I strive for in daily life, but which is hard won and fleeting.  The moment order is finally achieved, it crumbles and the cycle begins again, much like the natural process of clay, from raw pulverized rock to malleable material, to fired piece of art. Which, over time will eventually, inevitably, transform yet again into pulverized earth.

My pieces entice the viewer to intimate inspection and thought. To notice the order within our world nearly, but not quite, overtaken by disorder. “ - Andrea LeBlond