"My new impetus is formal issues of color and space. Issues of pattern and decoration are important to ceramic pots and sculpture, but usually stood second to form. With the implementation of decorated ceramic boxes, my work delved into the formal issue of color. No longer was form the imposing catalyst; color ruled! I continue in this vein in exploring the sculptural cups, albeit the shapes of the cups remain more individual in nature than the cubical box 'canvases.' " -- Thomas Orr