THE ACT OF CREATING
Les has continued to learn about and experimented with pottery as well as with paintings. The paintings are oil or acrylic on paper, board, or canvas and the style is still abstract expressionism.

Les describes his pottery as a “combination of the traditional with the contemporary. Specifically the shape of the vessel is built in the traditional way, but my designs are definitely abstract expressionism, asymmetrical,” Les says, “I sometimes treat the surface of the pot as if it were a canvas; I especially like using different techniques, like under painting, or different types of slips.”

“I'll always have a love and respect for pottery making,” he noted. “It keeps a person humble. There's so much involved, especially with the time it takes, and it teaches you that you can't control everything in pottery making. Dextra used to tell me this. The pots have a mind of their own.” And as for art and creativity in general, he added, “When you create art, it isn't really just you creating. Our Maker has given everybody certain talents. For potters, it is the talent to create with clay. It is through our Maker, The Creator, that we're allowed these blessings.”