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In his spare time Neil likes to bleep and bloop on his collection of synthesizers, listen to vinyl records, and enjoys going on adventure walks with the dogs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eArtist Statement\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eMy pots are totems of my existence. With the capacity to communicate conceptual meaning and to serve as objects of utility, pottery not only dances in the notorious territory between art and craft, it embodies the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eI use references and symbols adopted from the Simpsons to articulate and express my experiences in pottery form. Pottery is a universally understood language and I would argue that in the modern world, so too are the Simpsons. By abstracting elements of the Simpsons as symbols, I draw parallels between contemporary American culture and ancient civilizations, a playful mashup that acknowledges the paradox of making permanent objects of such transitory pop-culture idols.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eI have a profound fascination with the kaleidoscopic histories of pottery and I use the pot as a foundation upon which to build my ideas and inspirations. Just as ancient makers deified and worshiped the natural world around them through abstraction and symbolism in objects, I translate my own reality using the pottery form to reflect on my experiences and creative influences. 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