Hazel Green, WI ARTIST STATEMENT As long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by architecture. The concept of, a large structure being made up of small pieces. Put together in an interesting way, to make the final structure Is what interests me. This concept is what I use to make my pots. I stack my mold elements much like a builder assembles a structure. The Vase and Cup are made by stacking handmade plaster rectangular cuboids then poring a porcelaneous slip into the void. Each form changes depending on the stack which allows for unlimited experimentation into my world of “CubistWare”. BIOGRAPHY After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 1972, I taught Elementary art in Dubuque and Cresco, Ia. After 39 years of teaching art I retired. Then I started making ceramics in my studio and helping out in the ceramics lab at the University of Wisconsin- Platteville. Slip casting is a method I prefer to work in. After a lot of experimenting, I came up with a modular system of casting that allows me to interchange components so the finished product is one- of- a- kind. My Cubistic pots are getting bigger and more complex as I continue evolving my work.