Statement

A teacher recently described my work as “serious play” and I think that captures a balance I strive for while making between improvising and imitating the ancient vessels I revere—pots from times past when circumstances necessitated humans live by the laws of nature and consequence.
I construct by hand using mostly coil and pinch methods, leaving enlivening fingerprints, loose carving and other making marks. Aiming for layered and varied surfaces that give a sense of aged wear and depth, I experimentally apply slips, washes, underglazes and glazes, sometimes firing three or four times.
With a background in Botany it’s not surprising I frequently mine plant morphology for form and surface pattern ideas. And while I approach building each piece as a one of a kind sculptural art object, it’s important to me that they remain useful pottery—vessels that hold, among other things—air, breath, the invisible mystery of life.

2/16/2026