The pottery

The hand-built element of the forms, and the volatile nature of the glazes means that no two pieces are exactly alike. All work is porcelain or stoneware, fired to cone 10. Most are wheel-thrown and altered, with velvety matt glazes. Although I occasionally worked with gas and wood kilns as a student, I have chosen to use an electric kiln in my own studio.

My pots, while very functional, are not purely utilitarian or traditional, but are expressions of my own inner nature. The work I do now is deeply connected with my love of clay, its fluidity and ephemeral quality. It also reflects my sense of the interconnectedness of all phenomena, of all living things. I communicate this through forms that are all of one piece-- that appear, in fact, to be growing. An acquaintance of mine put it best when she described them as having been "birthed." They also suggest the forms and surfaces of erosion: beach stones, windswept landscapes, and craters.

It is important to me that my pots are inviting to touch and to use. They are fluid and ergonomic, with smooth surfaces and user-friendly handles, spouts, lids, etc. My intention is to impart a gently sensual ritual to the everyday domestic acts of cooking, serving, and eating.