As a potter, my goal is to make ceramic objects that move in and out of someone’s home that will enhance their experiences of intimacy, consumption and nourishment. Reflecting on my past of southern culture combined with my experiences of other cultures around the world, the foundation of my work is the idea of community and relationships created at the table. By making handmade utilitarian objects, I hope these forms encourage a unique trust and relationship between the maker and the user.

I have always been drawn to aspects of nature and architecture through structure, volume, movement and repetition of line. Most recently I have been strongly influenced by the relationship between light and color in stained glass windows as well as 19th century Chinese Rice Grain Pattern porcelain. Using this traditional technique of perforating patterned holes in the surface of the clay allows me to fill these voids with glaze to achieve a unique level of translucency.  My goal is to make pottery that resonates a depth, color and surface like the stained-glass windows in Gaudi’s La Sagrada Familia. I combine these elements to balance the function of utility and beauty. Clay provides me with a tactile language to explore these influential relationships by creating purposeful, beautiful, well-crafted pots.

As I spend more time surfacing, decorating and glazing each pot, this making process has made me slow down and really pay close attention to detail. I work with a variety of materials, forming techniques, and firings in order to achieve these dynamic forms and surfaces. I primarily use porcelain, which provides me with vibrancy in my surfaces and glazes. My process involves layering textures, underglazes, and glazes to enhance the fluidity and lusciousness within the gestural movement of line and color. By using firing methods of wood and soda, another layer of depth is captured through process showcasing the beauty of the material and the permanent mark of the flame.

I find that the process of making tends to answer ongoing questions as well as form new ones. I continue to investigate the unique and intimate relationship between object and user not only through a visual and physical experience, but a visceral one. I want my pots to beg your attention and spur curiosity. My hope is that my pots will live to serve all of those moments where relationships and experiences are a celebration of life.