By addressing conceptual ideas that individual vessel forms cannot fully convey, my installations and sculptures allow an even greater freedom within the clay medium. Vessel-oriented sensibilities are still evident because I investigate sculpture and installation space as a volume or vessel needing to be filled. My sculptures utilize the same building methods used to create my hand-built vessels. Because of their scale, these objects often need molds, platforms, and interior structures to support the clay during forming, firing, and/or installation.