"The best works evidence a growth of ideas beyond the mere technical handling of the materials… There is an exceptional understanding of principles of composition, color, design, line, texture, pattern and form… an understanding of materials and their inherent possibilities and limitations…. There is confidence and verve in the object, a reflection of the rich imagination and inventiveness of the creator, as well as a sense of feeling and caring that the maker has for the creation.”

Michael Monroe
Curator of the Renwick Gallery, a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum