I sculpt a block of clay by shooting it with various guns and caliber bullets. I love working with clay because it has memory. Since clay has memory, it captures this aggressive action through the ballistics of the bullet. Firearms are perceived as very controversial things, and shooting a hole through something might be interpreted as violent or deadly, but in the context of my work, I am using the gun to create rather than destroy. The weapon is simply a tool used to manipulate the clay, like the potter’s wheel, slab roller or any other potter’s tool.
