"Creating art has always been a source of personal freedom and expression. As time has passed, it has evolved into something much deeper and necessary to my well being, like a mental or spiritual exercise. When I'm in the process of creating I can let go of everything. Like a cleansing, all the things I accumulate simply fall away.
"Ceramics is a medium that came to me later in my life. My first experience, and my foundation is drawing and painting. So surface design, line and color are equally important to form in my work. I like using my hands to physically sculpt a shape and then spending just as much energy bringing if to life with color.
"I am completely enchanted by the human face. Like the picture to a story, it reveals so much about a person and each is different from the next. Most of our senses are located on and near our face and much of our communication is conveyed through it. The sacred gate to the brain, the crowned jewel, the face represents individuality, personality and identity."
-- Jennifer Gross