ceramic:
My work tends to focus on vessel forms and functional ware, utilizing different methods of firing. During my 5 years at KU, I fired wood kilns including train and anagama, salt kilns powered by gas, wood fired soda kilns, as well as traditional cone 10 reduction gas kilns. I am interested in glaze work and surfaces, mixing my own glaze recipes and layering multiple glazes on pieces. I love leaving my mark on my work, be that with sgraffito, finger indentions, relief carvings, or markings from the kiln process. I enjoy a certain element of fate when firing my work, and love to be surprised by the ceramic, as it often evokes natural processes.
I am inspired by enormity, queer joy, big sky, planetary bodies, and the juxtaposition of darkness and light.
IN THE GARDEN. Coil built, black slip over cone 10 B-Mix, sgraffito, cone 10 reduction, 2025. 13.5" x 8"
ANGEL V. Cone 10 B-Mix, slab built sculpture, flashing slip, wood-fired, 2025. 9" x 8"
IAPETUS JAR I. Wheel thrown, high fire stoneware, black slip, trimmings, VC Satin Black glaze, reduction fired. 2025. 10" x 10"
LAMP BASE. Wheel thrown, Black slip, cone 10 stoneware, reduction fire. 2025. 12" x 9"
MONSTERA. Wheel thrown, cone 10 porcelain, flashing slip, wood fire. 2025. 8" x 6"
APPLE BLOSSOMS. Wheel thrown, cone 10 porcelain, flashing slip, wood fire. 2025. 5" x 7"
EARTH CUP. High fire porcelain, wood fire. 2025. 4.5" x 3.5"
MOON TWINS. High Fire Porcelain, glaze, wood fire. 2024. 4" x 3.5"
MOON TWIN I. High Fire Porcelain, glaze, wood fire. 2024. 4" x 3.5"
MOON TWIN II. High Fire Porcelain, glaze, wood fire. 2024. 4" x 3.5"
TITAN CUP. High Fire Porcelain, glaze, wood fire. 2024. 5" x 4"
II. High fire porcelain, glaze, wood fire. 2024. 4.5" x 3.5"
SALT BOWL SET. Salt fired temmoku, cone 10 porcelain. 2025. 3" x 10"
SOUP PARTY. Various mixed glazes, cobalt oxide, underglaze pencil, high fire porcelain, cone 10 reduction. 2024. 2.5" x 5"
SOUP PARTY. Various glazes, wax resist, high fire porcelain, cone 10 reduction. 2024. 2.5" x 5"
SOUP PARTY DETAIL. Various glazes, wax resist, high fire porcelain, cone 10 reduction. 2024. 2.5" x 5"
SOUP PARTY DETAIL. Various glazes, wax resist, high fire porcelain, cone 10 reduction. 2024. 2.5" x 5"
SOUP PARTY DETAIL. Various glazes, wax resist, underglaze pencil, high fire porcelain, cone 10 reduction. 2024. 2.5" x 5"
SOUP PARTY DETAIL. Various glazes, wax resist, underglaze pencil, high fire porcelain, cone 10 reduction. 2024. 2.5" x 5"
COBALT & CARBIDE. cobalt oxide wash, lava glaze, high fire porcelain, cone 10 reduction. 2025. 4.5" x 5"
FACET JAR. High fire porcelain, soda fire, oribe glaze. 2023. 4.5" x 4.5" , 3.5" x 3.5"